Those of you who know me know the following two things about me: One, I hate when people don’t return their f&$#!ing shopping carts, and two, I’m not afraid to put it all out there. Today I was at the grocery store and I was in the parking lot (putting the ridiculously expensive cake I bought […]
Your Daily Dose
Why Punishing Your Child Doesn’t Work
I had my second Positive Discipline class last week. If you still roll your eyes or throw up in your mouth a little bit whenever you see those two words, then I am sure you don’t really understand the philosophy. PLEASE DON’T STOP READING. This sh*t works! I swear to you! And I have a […]
Number 7 is like a box of chocolates.
We had our first swim meet of the fall season today. And this year, Number 7 made her USS swimming debut and swam in her first serious, legit swim meet with Numbers 3, 4, and 5. She was the only 4 -year-old in the meet. She is just a couple days from her fifth birthday, […]
What I Learned After Accidentally Shooting Myself
Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Renick Morris, who is a new contributor to not-your-average-mom.com and sharing insights and stories from the male perspective. NOT YOUR AVERAGE MOM DID NOT SHOOT HERSELF, AND NEITHER DID HER HUSBAND. By Renick Morris After reflecting for a very long time on my EPIC […]
You’ve only got 6 hours left…
If you’ve been around here since last fall, you know that I LOVE the Get Your Pretty On style challenges. They helped me to start taking care of myself again, and they made it very easy for me to get out of the work out clothes only rut I had gotten into since having kids and […]
Just call me Dr. Johnson
This morning I got a call from the nurse at Number 4’s school. “Number 4 is here in the office. She ablated her pointer finger right on the top knuckle. It’s kind of deep, and I think you should come take a look at it. You’ll also need to bring her a change of clothes […]