Category: Annoyances

The Most Dramatic Flu Shot Ever, and Why Older Kid Tantrums are the Absolute Worst

Posted on October 28, 2015 by

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Just when you think you’ve moved into a comfortable stage of life when no one is likely to start shrieking in the mall or make a sudden pee-puddle on the floor of the grocery store, a whopping dose of parental embarrassment will smack you… Continue Reading “The Most Dramatic Flu Shot Ever, and Why Older Kid Tantrums are the Absolute Worst”

Category: Annoyances, Crying, Our Son, Sickness, Tantrums, The Mom Scene

Five enemies when you work from home

Posted on October 22, 2015 by

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I love, love, love when people ask me where I work, and I tell them I work at home. Mostly because they all have a flash of surprise and say “Oh!” and then you see their eyes flicker a bit as they wonder if… Continue Reading “Five enemies when you work from home”

Category: Annoyances, Career, lists, WAHM

Dear Surprise Egg videos: I hate you

Posted on October 20, 2015 by

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I thought we had a few more years of innocence before our kids discovered YouTube. They’re only three and five! What could there possibly be on YouTube to interest them, when the whole thing’s pretty much nothing but music, stand-up comedy, and Vines of… Continue Reading “Dear Surprise Egg videos: I hate you”

Category: Annoyances, Parenting, Playtime, The Mom Scene

A "working" afternoon in the life of a WAHM

Posted on October 14, 2015 by

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12:30 p.m. Finish cleaning up from lunch. Shove three-year-old in her room and instruct her to read books quietly if she doesn’t want to sleep. 12:31 p.m. Put on load of laundry. 12:33 p.m. Grab water bottle. Sit down at desk to work. 12:40… Continue Reading “A "working" afternoon in the life of a WAHM”

Category: Annoyances, Balancing act, Career, WAHM

School: Exhausting Parents Since The Dawn of Time

Posted on September 11, 2015 by

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You guys, this whole two-kids-in-school thing is kicking my ass. Really. D started last week, on Thursday, and C started preschool (two mornings a week for a couple of hours) on Tuesday. Which means I’ve officially had two kids in “school” for less than… Continue Reading “School: Exhausting Parents Since The Dawn of Time”

Category: Annoyances, Career, It's all about me, School

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