She is rolling her eyes, I am spluttering. Mom thinks I worry too much, “parents are the role models Melanie, not storybook characters.”...

Here they are: “I know you are tired. So very, very tired. But all you have to do is hold on until that baby is 5. Everything changes at...

Of course, I naturally tried to foist it off onto Nurse Hubs. “But Daddy’s job is so much more interesting!” Nurse Hubs wasn’t having any...

Fishermom Kathy Harris and her son fly fishing the Miracle Mile in Colorado. My 7-year-old son is interested in fishing. Interested as in...

Diana Fritillary butterfly Imagine our surprise last week when we wheeled into the driveway and piled out of the car for the after-school...

(From teacher Mary Stotts’ graduation speech tor her pre-k class in May 2014.) Parents, This a great day!  The end of one great adventure...

Mrs. Rendi and Mrs. Mary with Bodacious. It’s that time of year again. My Pinterest feed is overflowing with suggestions for classroom...

So I started to write about patience and children. I have a sweet friend struggling with teaching her 2-year-old to wait a gosh-darned...

Argentinosaurus from wierdnwildcreatures.wikia.com Big A: “Mom, in Spanish class my teacher was telling us about a country called...

That’s the pitiful serenade currently coming out of the 2-year-old’s room as he resists nap. Little does he know that I am actually more...

**Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Midland Reporter-Telegram. Mack Daddy died a few years ago, but this is a summer break...

“Big A”: “Mom, I was thinking we could paint “Little A”‘s room a dark orange color…” Me: “WHAT?! No… absolutely not. Don’t even say...

Me: “”Big A”, EVERY day is kid’s day!!!” “Big A”: “Yeah… So I can have a cookie??” Share this: Email Facebook Twitter Print Pinterest Google

“Mommy, I think we should all just be naked. It’s so much better than wearing clothes.” Cheaper, too. ‘Cuz this blogging thing doesn’t...

Do you sometimes wonder why you taught your children to talk? “If I was a mommy I would do a way better job than you are.” –Big A, age 4...

Little A recently started saying his version of this.  It’s both hilarious and horrifying at the same time. I say, “Boom-shocka-locka!” ...

Photo courtesy of Squidoo.com Again this morning I have had to have the, “DO NOT take pictures of naked Mommy!” discussion … this time...

1) When a busy working parent like me actually makes it to the car pickup line with a few minutes to spare, this is not an invitation to...

LOOK at this face! My sweet friend SuSu did not care for the Easter Bunny. I think this picture captures the spirit of parenting...

Signed, The mom that had to apologize to one of her kids for being snappy this morning *Cuff bracelet by Lenny and Eva #LennyandEva...