Dear Preschool Picture and Entertainment Coupon Book Fundraising Companies: Fuck you. Your shady practice of sending crap home, that we didn’t order, and then expecting it returned in its original condition if we don’t want it, um, SUCKS. Taking advantage of frazzled, overwhelmed moms who already have too much shit to keep track of is a […]
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WARNING: This post contains a record-setting number of f-bombs.
I’m going to switch things up a little this week. First, the Jamie update. K, second week not so great weight loss wise, but can def feel it in my clothes. Slacked a bit eating wise, pizza night, camp fire with beer…..the temptations never stop! But I’m getting better. I think it’s great that she […]
Just the facts, Ma’am.
I used to be a little bit spastic with regard to the kids and school. I had some pretty major control issues. Leaving the teaching to the teachers was a challenge for me; I really struggled with being on the other side of the parent-teacher relationship. So I was a room mom. And a volunteer. […]
I hate to burst your bubble, but I know someone else who won’t mind at all.
When I was a teacher, I always hated assemblies. Most of them sucked. The time would go by extra, extra slowly. To add fuel to the fire, the troublemaker in your class would end up sitting as far away as possible from you. You’d spend most of the time leaning forward in your seat, looking […]
Why not YOU?
Last night I went to see Jillian Michaels in Hartford. I like her on the Biggest Loser, but I’m not some huge fan of hers. A friend had an extra ticket, and she asked me if I wanted to go with her. So I figured, why not? But I had no idea what it was […]
The terrible twos. They actually start in the ones. And last til the threes.
Yesterday someone messaged me asking for parenting advice. Yeah. Like Dear Abby. I was rather flattered. And then I started panicking. What if I say something, this person takes my advice, and then the problem gets worse? Not Your Average Mom doesn’t know what she’s talking about! So I’ll share what I do. With the […]