I have a confession. I have judged (silently and not-so-silently) other moms. And one group that I am particularly ashamed to say I have judged are the allergy moms. You know these moms: their kids are allergic to normal stuff. (Sometimes it is scary, like peanuts. I never judged those moms — that peanut allergy […]
September 23, 2014 I have a friend about to have a baby. AT HOME. Like, in a pool. I sort of think she is a crazy person. Me: Hospital. Drugs. Tubes. More drugs. 87 people traipsing in and out of my room every 11 minutes. Her: Pool. No drugs. Midwife. Husband. That’s it. Yikes! She […]
August 6, 2014 If anything will break you of your type-A perfectionism control freak issues, it is parenthood. Because, inevitably, something will not go your way, or *gasp!* you will fail at something. For example, we are a bunch of annoying over-achievers in this household. My eldest son was reading at 2 1/2. TWO AND […]