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Winter Makes Me Say Bad Words

We had, what was hopefully, our last snow of the season. I’m going to be optimistic and simply say: IT WAS THE LAST SNOW OF THE SEASON. Amen. I know a lot of you in snowy areas are sick of us Southerners complaining about the snow we got this year. But let me tell you: This is one of the BIG reasons why I live in the South. I love the idea of many other areas, the Pacific... Read More

Why Do News Publications Hate Parents?

In the news yesterday I caught to inflammatory headlines Processed food linked to lower kids’ IQs and Early introduction to solid foods leads to obesity. GIVE ME A BREAK. Listen, let me give you a simplified introduction to statistics: One to One relations that are purely causal, especially in medical studies, are nearly impossible. Do you know who buys a lot of processed... Read More

Nightmares

What? Mom without Coffee? That IS a nightmare! For a brief, terrifying few minutes this morning, I thought my coffee maker was broken. I kept pressing “brew” and nothing was happening. I did it repeatedly, getting more and more anxious with each failed attempt. (What?) Finally, I decided to push it and walk away. Give it time to just decide to work. Which it eventually... Read More

Things I Hate: Black Widows and 4am.

In case you missed it on flickr yesterday, I uploaded pictures of a black widow my husband found inside some box on the outside of the house. Every time I think about it, I want to throw up a little bit. I am not a big fan of spiders. MrZ likes to scoop them up and put them outside if they creep into our home. I squoosh them flat with the nearest foot. Of course, he squooshed the... Read More

Something I Won’t Be Purchasing Any Time Soon

You know…I’m not a weak-stomach type of gal. I’ve changed plenty of diapers and been puked and pooped on dozens of times in my life. Motherhood has desensitized me to a handful of previously considered disgusting events. I think it’s a coping mechanism Mother Nature instills in adults. While looking down and realizing your child had just had diarrhea all... Read More