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Forget glue guns: Metallic Permanent Pens are the only things you need…

November 10, 2009 no manual for parenting

This was the post I meant to compose this Saturday, right after I rushed the kids off to the Religious Education class kindly provided by the Catholic church. Especially helpful since their mother is a Heathen. As usual, we were late. But this year the teacher is nice. She never once gave me the evil [...]

Tagged as: bad mommy alert, Catholic church and me, I do so celebrate Christmas

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Things I should be doing instead of agonizing over falling behind for NaBloPoMo…

November 8, 2009 random

I know myself only too well. I already missed the 8th post for this NaBloPoMo thing I decided to participate in. Deadline yesterday. But I am going to cheat by turning time backwards through the magic buttons on my blog dashboard. It is not because I am a religious person and I don’t believe in [...]

Tagged as: bad mommy alert, imma crazy like that, metablogging, NaBloPoMo

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“How you should behave when you grow up”: a primer for your kids

November 1, 2009 no manual for parenting

My 6 year-old, at the end of sugar high, launched into a campaign for something that he thinks my husband and I should offer to him and his older brother. “A program. A program for ‘How you should be like when you grow up‘,” he said. “Mom. I think you and daddy should give us [...]

Tagged as: bad mommy alert, guilt is the trip mothers take often, my youngest, NaBloPoMo, parents behaving badly, things kids say, what keeps me awake

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What bacons look like after you soaked them in Vodka for 4 weeks…

September 26, 2009 random

This post is Part 5 of a series of posts documenting an impromptu DIY project I took on when I done and gone nuts on one Sunday afternoon… It is indeed very interesting that the whole thing started on a Sunday afternoon, don’t ya think, after I’d been alone with the kids for 2 whole [...]

Tagged as: bacon!, bad mommy alert, glove compartment is where vodka is kept, imma crazy like that

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“I want to be an artist so I can be rich!”

September 24, 2009 no manual for parenting

“Mom, what did you want to do when you grew up?” My 6 year-old asked innocently. This question stirs a lot of anxiety inside me, but that’s another post, if you are unlucky enough, I may indulge myself in one day… He’s been really concerned about his future lately. He has pondered on being an [...]

Tagged as: bad mommy alert, my youngest, questions kids ask, things kids say

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Glue Gun, Pom Poms and Googly Eyes: Props for Mother of the Year medal

September 21, 2009 no manual for parenting

That is: if your kids, like mine, don’t know any better… My kids are ok. They don’t know any other way of living. I say this often. Sometimes, I am merely being sarcastic, and self-deprecating. (Ha. Like that’s a surprise…) Sometimes, I am being dead serious… I didn’t realize we were poor until the other [...]

Tagged as: bad mommy alert

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As a 1930s wife, I am…

September 1, 2009 therapy in session

22 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Poor (Failure) Take the test! Sheesh! You think you can do better? Take the test yourself!

Tagged as: bad mommy alert, is it me, what do you know?

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My mommy cooks. My mommy cleans. My mommy loves me.

June 8, 2009 no manual for parenting

It is almost a month since Mother’s Day and therefore I figure it is safe to ruminate out loud what I thought when I saw these loving and lovable pictures drawn by my 6 year old, with lots of love, without the risk of being accused as mean-spirited, bitter, spoiled, jaded, or worse, [...]

Tagged as: bad mommy alert, guilt is the trip mothers take often, i hate mother's day, my youngest, photo, the mom dilemma, too old for teenage angst

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A volcano of love… tis the cross for me to bear

June 7, 2009 no manual for parenting

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.” – Juliet Always thought this is one of the most beautiful descriptions of what it means to really love someone. (By the way, Romeo is an idiot. Juliet clearly [...]

Tagged as: bad mommy alert, guilt is the trip mothers take often, my youngest

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What have I done to my children? My pet germ…

May 31, 2009 a picture is worth a thousand words

6yo was slaving over a project this morning, and he proudly showed it to me… It made me laugh. And then pause. And then laugh some more. He even named his pet "No. 17"…

Tagged as: bad mommy alert, funny haha, funny scary, guilt is the trip mothers take often, my youngest, photo

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