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You Are The Safe Spot

June 23, 2016 by not your average mom 1 Comment

You are not the extra pounds you are carrying around your midsection. You are the safe spot your children seek for comfort. You are not the cellulite you notice on your legs. You are the strength that supports your family. You are not the picture of your twenty-something self in a bikini. That person was […]

TGITLMOTSY (Thank God It’s the Last Monday of the School Year)

June 15, 2015 by not your average mom 6 Comments

We are in our last week of school. Yesterday was so nice that we let the kids stay in the pool after Number 3’s baseball game and then we ate outside on the deck and then we had to get the little guys into bed and well, I had put off telling everyone to get […]

In my next life, I want to come back as a seahorse.

August 30, 2014 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Ever since April when we stopped watching tv on school nights, I have been reading a chapter book to Numbers 3, 4 and 5, who all share a room, at bedtime. This summer we read Super Fudge and Because of Winn Dixie. Super Fudge was a little bit painful for me, but they loved it. […]

Good moms have sticky floors, messy kitchens, laundry piles, and nasty cars… You forgot about the nasty cars.

October 3, 2013 by not your average mom 8 Comments

My car is disgusting. And it’s not just from food. It’s everything. I’m not good about making sure the kids take all their stuff out of it. I’m not good about taking my stuff out either. So in addition to the goldfish and crackers and pretzels and sippy cups, there are all the other things. […]

Take someone else to court today. I’ve got other plans.

February 27, 2013 by not your average mom 16 Comments

The other morning I turned on the tv while I was making breakfast. The news came on. In one minute, there was a story about a teacher who got busted for offering students money to have sex with him, some dude who randomly started hacking a woman with a meat cleaver in Chinatown, and a psyyyyyyyyycho […]

Guilt. The gift that keeps on giving. ~Erma Bombeck

February 13, 2013 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Today is the last day to vote for me. It would be really awesome if all 2000+ of you clicked on this button, scrolled down to Not Your Average Mom, and voted. Really awesome Last week we shot the next 2 episodes for Mother Bloggers. One of the topics was mom guilt. Well, yesterday […]