My submission to The Mother Letter Project: Dear Mother~ About 2 years ago my children were 1 and 3. My life was a whirlwind. I fluctuated between changing diapers and potty training. I was drowning in a sea of dirty laundry. The greatest joy of my day was naptime…theirs, not my own…and I counted down [...]
Category Archives: Motherhood
ScreamFree Living
August 6, 2008 – 3:17 pm
Okay, so I realize that only 6 short weeks ago I wrote this, about how I lost my temper one day and felt like a horrible mother. There would be no one LESS qualified to talk about Scream Free Living than myself. But alas, tonight, I told my friend I would help her facilitate just [...]
Giving Up and Giving In
June 23, 2008 – 10:30 pm
Do you ever feel like someone else is better qualified to raise your kids? No? Just me? I knew it. This weekend my same old stumbling block raised its ugly head. I could say I was tired. I could say I didn’t feel well. I could blame my wacky hormones. I would not be lying. [...]
Motrin and Melon
May 31, 2008 – 10:23 am
Yesterday afternoon my father in law called to see if he could pick up the kids around 5:00 and take them back to his place for some fishing and 4-wheelin’. I’m not sure of my exact words but I think it was something like, “SURE! Do you have to wait until 5?” Naaaaa…I’m just kidding. [...]
M is for…
May 12, 2008 – 11:14 pm
Mom. Me. Massage. Ah yes, for Mother’s Day this year, my mom and I were treated to a massage thanks to my dad. For Christmas (yes, Christmas) my dad gave each of us gift certificates to a local spa. Oooh, what a treat! So we decided to wait and use them together on Mother’s Day [...]
