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All Moms F*ck Up.

March 17, 2013 by not your average mom 13 Comments

In March 2013 in New York a woman killed herself by jumping out of her 8th story apartment window. She had her 10-month-old son strapped to her chest. The baby, miraculously, survived. In fact, he was almost unscathed. Postpartum depression appears to have been the reason. This mom was also completely overcome with guilt because […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: depression, mistakes, mom guilt, postpartum depression, you are not alone

I CAN please more than one person per day. As long as I start with myself.

March 8, 2013 by not your average mom 1 Comment

So I’m over feeling guilty about taking time for myself. And going out with my friends. And getting massages. And accepting help. In the past 6 days, I have done all 4 of those things. I even did one of them twice. You know what? The world didn’t end. My kids didn’t self destruct. And neither […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: exercise, help, Lose to Win, massage, me time, mom guilt

This is your brain. This is your brain on a massage.

March 7, 2013 by not your average mom 12 Comments

I used to be awesome at doing nothing. Before I got married and had kids, I would devote at least one weekend day to totally vegging out. Sweats, the couch, and an MTV Real World marathon. I miss those days. I don’t recall having trouble relaxing because I couldn’t turn my mind off. And now […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: massage, mom guilt, relaxation, snoring

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