Kids

Preschool Economics

April 24, 2012

I have a secret. A financial secret. I’ve never been a saver. Ever. I think I learned that behavior from my parents. They didn’t save either. It’s not that they were financially irresponsible. They didn’t save because they were using every penny they had to keep our household going. They wasn’t any money to save. [...]

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BULLY: Stand Up for the Silent

April 9, 2012

Thanks to The Bully Project for sponsoring my writing. Visit their website to join the movement and learn more. — Something I’ve long suspected and often confirmed about the blogosphere is that we really are an island of misfits. Sure, there are the popular girls and the nerdy folks and the super duper smart people [...]

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This Week is Bubblicious

March 23, 2012

Are you looking for a reason to celebrate? (besides the fact that it’s Friday and you made it through another week) Are you enjoying unseasonably warm weather and looking for something to get those kids outside? Are you kid-less and think that toys aren’t just for kids? If you said YES to any of those [...]

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A messy bathroom is a sign of clean teeth

March 16, 2012

Does your bathroom ever look like this? Or this? Don’t lie. You know it does, especially if you’ve got children or a husband in the house (sorry, honey). And yes, I do clean on occasion. Those photos are from my son’s bathroom sink. And I couldn’t be happier. We started with the Listerine Oral Care [...]

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Worst Mother of the Year?

March 2, 2012

I like being a mom. In fact, I love being a mom. Of course, we all have our moments when we’re pretty sure we could strangle our kids or even strangle ourselves. It’s hard and I’m the first to admit it. But generally, I think I do a pretty good job. I know that by [...]

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My Dental Confessions

February 22, 2012

I’m pretty proud of my smile but it doesn’t come without some confessions and some things I’ve learned along the way. And I’m pretty sure confession is good for the soul so here goes. 1. I hated brushing my teeth as a kid. When my mom would ask me if I brushed, I would flat [...]

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How to Nicely Share Your iPad with your Kids

February 16, 2012

So you’ve got an iPad. Maybe you got one for Christmas. Maybe you got one for your birthday. Or maybe you were even lucky enough to get one for Valentine’s Day. (I actually got mine for Mother’s Day in 2010!) You are having so much fun dowloading apps and catching up on everything everyone else [...]

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Ode to My Baby Boy

January 24, 2012

If you’ve never read my About Fadra page, it might be worth a look. I don’t hide the fact that I’m a mom but you won’t find me pushing cute pictures of my kid on my blog all that often. I have plenty of other channels in which to do that. But there is a [...]

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The Hardest Lessons Learned Often Involve Wet Shoes

January 9, 2012

I’m almost five years into this mothering gig and I still haven’t figured out the kind of mom I am. I’m way too permissive and then way too demanding. I expect a lot and then fail to follow through with consequences. Super Nanny can’t help me because I’ve watched the show enough to know what [...]

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5 degrees is very cold

January 2, 2012

A few weeks ago, my dad and his wife offered to take our family to see ICE! at the Gaylord National Hotel. I honestly had no idea what it was but I said, “Sure! An ice show sounds great!” I tweeted about it and thankfully found several people who had been the previous year or [...]

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