What supplements do you give your children (if at all?)
July 29, 2010 – 12:00 am | 3 Comments

When my son was 4, I tried giving him nutritional supplements to make up for his appalling diet. I mixed fish oil into his orange juice. I let him eat candylike gummy multivitamins. And I stirred a chocolate powder containing 31 fruit and vegetable extracts into his milk.
It eased my worries, but experts disagree on [...]

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What your holiday photos look like when the fifth member in your family is orange
December 25, 2008 – 12:00 am | Comments Off

I told my pumpkin-obsessed husband we needed to have some Christmas pictures taken of our family.

This was his solution.
Happy holidays from all of us at Mile High Mamas!
We will be taking a blogging break over the Christmas holiday to spend time with our families and will return afresh in the New Year. Our mama-to-mama [...]

Peace Big and Small
December 24, 2008 – 12:00 am | 5 Comments

A child asked at bedtime, “Mommy why is there war? Why can’t there be peace in the world?”
“Well, to have peace in the world, we need peace in our country.
“To have peace in our country, we must have peace in our city.
“To have peace in our city, we must have peace in our neighborhood.
“To have [...]

Give the Gift of Death This Holiday Season
December 22, 2008 – 12:00 am | 16 Comments

Money is tight for many of my family members this year. So instead of giving each other gifts we don’t really need that we will then exchange for gifts we really want, my sister-in-law Jane came up with a plan.
“This year, we will give each other experiences!” she announced. She then expounded this would [...]

De-hyping Christmas
December 19, 2008 – 12:00 am | 6 Comments

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All I wanted for Christmas that year was the fashion show stage on which to perch my Dawn doll.
And I got it. And a ton of other stuff, too. Christmas at my childhood home was always a little out of control, and these days, [...]

He’s been a good boy; I’ve just been a bad mom
December 18, 2008 – 12:00 am | 13 Comments

I’ve got a Christmas confession to make: I’m not sure there’s going to be anything under the tree for
my baby boy to unwrap.
No, there’s not a budget shortfall. No, I don’t love his older sisters more than I love him. No, there haven’t been any major toy recalls (that I know about, anyway).
Really, [...]

Before you head to the toy store, practice the three R’s
December 17, 2008 – 12:05 am | 10 Comments

It’s hard to look at the overflowing bucket of toys in your kid’s room and get excited to get them more useless pieces of plastic. I don’t mean to sound like a Scrooge, but my spoiled, American children have way too much.
I’m not going to go berserk and cancel Christmas or anything. [...]

Ode to obnoxious Christmas newsletters
December 10, 2008 – 12:27 am | 18 Comments

Everyone complains about bragging, overly-detailed Christmas newsletters.
Invasive medical procedures undergone in May are recounted on paper rimmed with robust snowmen. Splashy vacations are described in so much detail, the room smells like Coppertone and the majestic horse the newsletter writer rode in the surf on the white sand beach. The list of their children’s [...]