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If My Kid Was Doing Something Careless, Questionable Or Illegal On Social Media, I Would Want To Know

December 12, 2017 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Yesterday a friend of mine posted the following question on Facebook: Just out of curiosity, how many parents would want to know if there was a picture on social media of their underage son or daughter with friends and beers in their hands? This question reminded me of a post I wrote a couple years […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: drinking, facebook, Instagram, social media, underage drinking

A Wake Up Call (All Puns Intended)

November 6, 2017 by not your average mom 3 Comments

I had an a-ha moment yesterday. Why I need to be slammed over the head with these things repeatedly before I get them, I don’t know. But that’s how it seems to work for me. I have a history of depression.  Fifteen or so years ago, I was hospitalized (for the first time) and consequently […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Parenting, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: depression, exhaustion, facebook, Instagram, phone, quality time, sleep, television, TV, zamboni

Your Middle Schooler Doesn’t Need A Cell Phone

May 8, 2017 by not your average mom 14 Comments

This morning I received an email from the middle school principal where Number 3 and 4 go to school. In the email, the principal was asking for parents’ help in a number of areas. One was with fidget spinners.  They’ve become quite a distraction at school. I’ll admit I contributed to this problem. Number 3 and […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: cell phones, facebook, Instagram, principal, school, smartphone, snapchat

The Not Your Average Mom Mission

February 22, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

editor’s note: I am in the process of giving my website an overhaul. I’ve revised my “about” page which will be  published when the new site is up. Until that happens, I wanted to share the new and improved version with you here. Check it out! Welcome to Not Your Average Mom. My name is Susie, […]

Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Parenting, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: about, exhausting, facebook, fucking, Instagram, mission statement, moms, motherhood, realistic, reality, relatable

Lessons from Howard and the Gilmore Girls

October 26, 2016 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I’ve always hated winter. And as a result I’ve hated fall, too, because things start dying and it’s getting colder and it’s just a constant and looming reminder that winter is coming. But last year I came to the realization that if I keep going this way I’m going to be hating half of my […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: apple, autumn, bahamas, candle, Connecticut, fall, hawaii, honeycrisp, Instagram, pumpkin, yankee

#ShowYourSlow

June 10, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking lately about the craziness of my life and the kids’ lives, and that led me to write this post. I’m ready for a slower summer. A less scheduled, more relaxed, old fashioned summer. You know, like the ones I had when I was a kid. And this […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Instagram, little acorn learning, show your slow, slow summer series

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