At this time last week, I found myself sitting in the bleachers at our local elementary school waiting for my number to be called. In my own version of the Hunger Games, I wrung my hands and conspicuously dabbed the sweat pooling at my hair line. This was it. There was no turning back; I ... » Learn More about 5 Things School Administrators Should Do To Make Kindergarten Registration Easier (on Moms)
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Today I Am Drowning In Parenthood
The 5-year-old is arguing because he is right and I am wrong. The 3-year-old is whining because something, anything, didn't go her way. The baby is screaming because she no longer fits in my uterus. The dogs are so sick of the noise that they hide upstairs, not even emerging to bark at the mail ... » Learn More about Today I Am Drowning In Parenthood
Great Expectations for a Little Reciprocity
A couple of weeks ago, my piece We're Expecting! No One Cares was featured on Mamapedia. I was saddened by how many other mothers have experienced the "Meh" reaction to their pregnancies, but I was more emotional about the comments that said I shouldn't expect others to be excited just because I ... » Learn More about Great Expectations for a Little Reciprocity
There Are So Many Morons
Having worked with the public since I was 16, I like to think I'm a people person. It doesn't mean I actually like them; it just means I know them. I've encountered and taken orders from various men and women courtesy of a plethora of part-time jobs and alllll my different teaching assignments. ... » Learn More about There Are So Many Morons
GB Asana35 AP Review
“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for GB. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and to thank me for my participation.” Hey, know what's fun? When your husband accidentally backs over important stuff. Like your baby's stroller. Your ... » Learn More about GB Asana35 AP Review
Do You Belong On Facebook? Take This Quiz and Find Out!
The way people conduct themselves online never ceases to amaze me. From the Know It All to Negative Nancy, my computer is jam packed with people who have no idea how to behave on social media. I've been fortunate enough to grow my Facebook page over the past few years, but with the increasing ... » Learn More about Do You Belong On Facebook? Take This Quiz and Find Out!
What Pinterest Won’t Show You: How to REALLY Recycle Baby Wipe Bins
Don't you just love Pinterest?! Shut up. Pinterest makes me feel inferior. All those homemade birthday party decorations and thoughtful gifts whittled from mighty oak trees can bite me. Why make it yourself when you can buy it?! We don’t have three Dollar Generals within a four mile ... » Learn More about What Pinterest Won’t Show You: How to REALLY Recycle Baby Wipe Bins
Got Light?
Most little kids are afraid of the dark, and my three-year-old is no exception. Rather than walk into a dimly lit room by herself, she calls for help the way a normal person would shriek if on fire or being eaten alive by carpenter ants. Toddlers, they're like that. As a child, I ... » Learn More about Got Light?
And They Shall Call Me Master
Before I swapped my Italian last name for a Polish one, I was working on my Masters degree. Before, during, and after I gave birth to my first beautiful baby, I was working on my Masters degree. And I worked and worked and worked some more, then I got pregnant with my second beautiful baby and ... » Learn More about And They Shall Call Me Master
Don’t Worry Kids, That’s Just My Gallbladder Exploding.
Before I traded in my day job for three rug rats and a computer, I used to function as a public member of society; as in, I wore pants to work as a high school English teacher. One day at my pants-required job, my gallbladder almost exploded. All teachers have those horrifyingly embarrassing ... » Learn More about Don’t Worry Kids, That’s Just My Gallbladder Exploding.