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because I’m a mom, that’s why

1. I use baby wipes for everything. And I mean everything. 2. I sniff butts. For "poo checks." 3. I have random diapers (unused!) in the bottom of my purse. 4. I've caught spit up in my hand more times than I can count. And chewed food. 5. I watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse when my kids aren't home. And Handy Manny. And I get too involved in the episodes, talking back to the TV and … [Continue reading...]

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keeping (or getting) it hot

I’m not sure what it’s like for childless couples, but I understand how a healthy, thriving, sex life can get pushed to the bottom of the to-do list (no pun intended) once the babies come. I was there, but I was a MESS. Once our sex life got back on track, wouldn’t you know that our communication improved? We were nicer to each other. We started using little pet names again. We’re dating more. … [Continue reading...]

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Strollers and stereotypes

The judgmental stares start as soon as I pull up into the parking lot of the neighborhood park. Among the rows and rows of gleaming silver and gold Honda Odysseys, I park my 1997 Buick LaSabre and pop the trunk. I grab the stroller out the trunk and head to one side of the car to unbuckle my 2-year-old daughter. I grab her hand and we head to the other side to get her younger brother. I plop … [Continue reading...]

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30 Things To Do Before I’m 30

I got inspired to write this after visiting Meg's blog over at Just Another Manic Mommy and reading her list of 30 things she wants to do before she's 30. We're roughly the same age and her list pretty much mirrors a lot in my life, but I wouldn't be me if I can't find something to write about. :) So here it goes. My list. So help me God everything will be crossed off by November 2015. 1. … [Continue reading...]

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Ask The Young Mommy Readers: What The Hell Was I Thinking?

Every once in a while I check my stats to see what people type into the search engine that gets them to my little ol' website. If I see anything that sounds urgent, but that I haven't really covered, then I write about it. Today I saw this query: "im a mom my life is over" Now please tell me this is a name of a song somewhere or an episode title of a TV show, because I would hate for people to … [Continue reading...]

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Are Young Mothers Invisible?

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I would come home from class and sit in my dorm and watch episodes of TLC's "A Baby Story" and "Bringing Home Baby" like it was mandatory. Every.single.day. I would be in front of the TV for two-hour blocks watching to see what my life would soon be like. But I never really saw that. It seemed like all the episodes were interchangeable. It would always … [Continue reading...]

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I Think I Want Another Baby…

Except that I don't. The only reason why I'm even letting that thought come into my head is because I'm surrounded by people who are trying to conceive, or thinking about it in the near future. They’re so happy, so excited about this new step in their lives. They’ve spent hours talking to me about baby names and cute baby furniture and their quest to find a diaper bag that the daddy-to-be won’t … [Continue reading...]

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9 Things I Wish I Did Before I Had My Second Kid

1. Upgrade items from baby #1. Since I got pregnant with my son a few days shy of my daughter's first birthday, a lot of her baby items were still in semi-decent shape and would be good to use with the new baby. Or so I thought. I should have realized that a cute little diaper bag that worked wonders with one baby might not do the job after two years of use and twice as much crap stuffed inside. … [Continue reading...]

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