Before you all rally with your torches and pitchforks, I'm not denigrating the parental experience. I'm not saying raising a puppy is ACTUALLY harder than raising a human being, and I'm not saying you're less of a person/mother/father/parent/guardian than a pet owner. Get off your high horse (if you haven't already), relax, and just TRY to find the … [Read more...]
Off to School
This post was sponsored by a2 Milk® as part of an Ambassador Program for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. Bug starts T-K in a couple weeks, and between you & me, I'm thrilled. Really, we're just counting down the days up in here, not because I don't enjoy his company, but because I'm one of those … [Read more...]
Helping in the Kitchen
Some kids are patient, compliant, mindful of their space and the space of people around them. They're well suited to helping in the kitchen because they're attentive and able to wait for instructions. That is not my child. My child is a curious thing, searching everything and nothing, demanding to know what this does, insisting on placing … [Read more...]
About “Leprechaun Traps”
Last year, my neighbor's kid went OFF about going on a leprechaun hunt and finding gold in a leprechaun trap at school. Turns out the gold was just chocolate, and she was a little disappointed that they "missed" the leprechaun himself. They spent a lot of time on that leprechaun trap. You guys. They had just had their 100th day of the school … [Read more...]
Co-Parenting Like a Boss: 5 Ways to Make it Work
My son's father and I were never married. I found out I was pregnant after we'd decided to go our separate ways, and since I made the decision to keep my baby without his input, I gave him the option of sharing in parenting responsibilities or in relinquishing all parental rights. He went all in, and he's been a proud papa from day 1. However, … [Read more...]
Don Juan, the Sequel
When people ask my name at coffee shops & such, I give the name Cameron because my name always ends up being "Rita" or "Lisa" or "Rhys" or some weird shit I can't understand, read, or explain. So this morning, while I'm waiting for my soy white mocha easy syrup with whip, the barista at Peet's (whose name is also Cameron) looks to me, confirms … [Read more...]
On Single Parenting
This week, MamiVerse published part 2 of my "how I came to be a single parent" story (if you haven't read it, I recommend it... because... well, yeah). In reading it and other stories, it dawned on me that people may have commented on it or the first part of my story, so like any blogger would, I got all excited and bounced on over to part 1 to see … [Read more...]
Dear Santa,
Today, we wrote letters to Santa and I let my sister write Cameron's. And this is what happened. … [Read more...]