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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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Getting a Kick in the Priorities
November 11, 2009 – 12:01 am | 4 Comments
Getting a Kick in the Priorities

Guest blogger Janalee Card Chmel is co-owner of MA! motherhood with attitude and is a Denver-based freelance writer. She was shocked at the age of 40 to find out she was pregnant. Follow her journey …

Mama Drama: Brotherly Love and Playgroup Problems
November 6, 2009 – 12:01 am | 2 Comments
Mama Drama: Brotherly Love and Playgroup Problems

Dear Mama Drama:
I have three sons, ages 7, 4, and 2. Everyday after picking up my oldest son from school, within five minutes either the seven year old or four year old is crying. The …

Mama Drama: Sibling Rivalry and Playtime Struggles
October 30, 2009 – 12:01 am | 5 Comments
Mama Drama: Sibling Rivalry and Playtime Struggles

Dear Mama Drama,

I recently took my 6 and 8 year old daughters to a pumpkin carving contest. It is a wonderful family event that focuses more on community than competition, but the pumpkins are …

Mama Drama: Morning Routines and Evening Hysteria
October 23, 2009 – 12:04 am | No Comment
Mama Drama: Morning Routines and Evening Hysteria

Dear Mama Drama:
Every morning we struggle with my five-year-old son to get him ready for school and out of the house on time. He needs lots of one on one support to complete even the …

When “last” means “best”
October 22, 2009 – 12:01 am | 5 Comments
When “last” means “best”

I had long struggled with the idea of adoption as a second choice — pregnancy being the default setting and thus the first choice.
Why the struggle? After all, I had ended up in exactly the …

Time Is Just Whizzing By
October 21, 2009 – 12:03 am | 4 Comments
Time Is Just Whizzing By

When I was a kid, I thought time moved at a snail’s pace. And the proof is in my offspring. This weekend, when we were cleaning, Declan said the poetic words that we *all* think …

Donkeys don’t drive very well
October 20, 2009 – 12:03 am | 7 Comments
Donkeys don’t drive very well

I’ve written before about how I used to suffer from Vehicular Tourette’s. I’ve come a long way. I purposely watch my word-choice when around my 3-year old, Claire, because she’ll repeat what I …