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Because Your Children Are Counting On You

August 3, 2015 by not your average mom 4 Comments

I don’t trust my kids. Not any of them. I want to. But I think if you blindly believe everything your kids are telling you, you are making a big mistake. I was a kid once. I know how things work. And even the really good kids will, at some point, try to get away […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Brookfield Cares, church, drugs, drugs and alcohol in teens, girls scout, parent, wake up call for parents

If My Kid Is Being An Asshole, I Want You To Tell Me

July 9, 2015 by not your average mom 76 Comments

In the past couple weeks I have found myself in a few different awkward positions where I haven’t quite known what the right thing to do is. In one situation, one of my kids got hurt by a friend’s kid.  Like struck in the head with a rock. Should I say something? It was an accident. I knew […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: asshole, cheating, dating, drugs, illegal, lying, party, period, permission, pregnant, sex

10 Things To Do When You Are Depressed

June 6, 2015 by not your average mom 24 Comments

About 15 years ago I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. I was hospitalized for about a week, and then I spent  several years in pretty extensive therapy. I’ve gotten a handle on the depression and have been able to manage it fairly well. But that doesn’t mean sometimes it doesn’t try to sneak back up […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: antidepressants, anxiety, catch-22, depression, drugs, mental illness, pajamas, puerto rico, serotonin, sleep, what to do if you're depressed, zamboni

You might be surprised by what happens when you put it all out there.

October 27, 2013 by not your average mom 6 Comments

When I started this blog, I wanted it to be a place for moms (and dads) to come to get a laugh. And to not feel so alone. To know that there is at least one other person out there whose kids aren’t perfect. Whose marriage isn’t always a fairy tale. Whose house is a […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: Addicts, drugs, finances, gambling, Jones, Oreos, overspending, shoulders, stigma, the stigma surrounding mental illness, you are not alone

Do hugs, not drugs. Unless Number 4 is involved. Then you might want to go with the drugs.

February 2, 2013 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: drugs, hugs

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