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Mom Rule #1: Sleep Over Everything Else

March 6, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

On Saturday night around midnight, Number 6 woke up crying because his leg hurt. This happens once or twice every couple weeks (growing pains), and when it does, I give him some ibuprofen, and then I rub his leg until he settles down and falls back asleep. It’s usually about a fifteen minute production from start […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Mental Health, Parenting, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: exhaustion, sick, sleep, zamboni

The Oath Of Motherhood

March 2, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

When you become a doctor, you have to take an oath. Same thing when you become president. I kind of think it should be a requirement when you commit to being a mom. There should be some sort of oath, right? As far as a I know, there isn’t. So I made one. Here it is… […]

Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Lessons I've Learned, Parenting, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: acknowledge, asshole, motherhood, nurse, oath, perfect, pledge, sick

And the world continued to spin.

January 9, 2016 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Yesterday I was sick. Sicker than I’ve been in a long time. To be honest, I’m not positive I was sick. I think it might have been exhaustion. Whatever it was, my body felt like it was shutting down. My legs and my back hurt so badly that I couldn’t stand up. I was so […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: independence, nervous breakdown, Number 4, responsibility, rides, sick, stay at home mom, unhealthy

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