When I first became a mom, I put ridiculous amounts of pressure on myself to do everything perfectly. And by “do”, I mean I had to do the most original Christmas card of everyone I knew. I had to do the best mural ever to be painted in any kid’s room. Whatever it was, it had to be […]
Valentine's Day
To The Future Girlfriends and Boyfriends of My Sons and Daughters
Dear Future Girlfriends and Boyfriends of My Sons and Daughters, Today is Valentine’s Day. I did not buy Valentine’s Day presents for my kids, your boyfriends and girlfriends, today. I did not give them cards. I did not decorate the house, or buy candy hearts, or chocolates, or make decorations out of doilies or construction […]
Shot down at preschool
Number 5 is four years old. She goes to preschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There is no school on Thursday this week because there is a five day break for President’s Day. So yesterday was the last day of school before Valentine’s Day. They didn’t have a party, but one little boy in the class brought […]
10 Things I Do Not Want to See On Valentine’s Day
Top 10 Things I DO NOT Want to See on Valentine’s Day 1. Chocolate. You know I’m on a mission. 2. “Romantic” table decorations. I’m married. We all know that shit is for single people. 3. Any lunch box that looks even remotely like this one. You know how I feel about lunchboxes. 4. “Simple” and “easy” […]
Guilt. The gift that keeps on giving. ~Erma Bombeck
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 […]