Mama Drama: Respectful Independence
March 12, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My eight-year-old son has recently become very rude and disrespectful. Every time I ask him to do something he argues with me. When I try to help him with something he becomes surly …

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You let your kids watch what?
October 13, 2007 – 1:03 am | 8 Comments

It has been our family rule that my kids can’t play at homes where I don’t know the parents. My 8-year-old twin boys have begged me to let them play at the neighbor kid’s house. …

Proof that I am a mean mom
October 6, 2007 – 1:25 am | 11 Comments

Growing up I had a nice mom. You would think that little girls with nice moms grow up to become nice moms themselves. Not in my case. Here are few examples of …

Parenting Experiment #106: The Garbage Bag Treatment
September 29, 2007 – 1:08 am | 19 Comments

The Subjects: My ungrateful twin boys; ages 8.
The Hypothesis: Putting the twins’ belongings in garbage bags will inspire them to take better care of their things.
The Experiment: The Garbage Bag Treatment was a tactic …

The Inconvenient Hamster Truth
September 22, 2007 – 1:46 am | 12 Comments

Parenthood and pet ownership go hand-in-hand
Our family has owned a hamster for five months, but not the same hamster. We try to be conscientious pet owners. We prepared for our new pet in …

What’s in a [Trailer Park] Name?
September 15, 2007 – 1:39 am | 26 Comments

My real name is not Annie. It is Annette but I have been Annie since Day One. I’m not even sure why they bothered to name me Annette. Mom and Dad just should …

The Many Titles of Mom
September 11, 2007 – 6:15 am | 22 Comments

As I think about my busy life as a mother of three kids and all that a mom has to do to keep the ball rolling, I realize moms have so many titles. There …