My news feed is full of {shared} articles consisting of lists. Systematic procedures encouraging unsuspecting readers to be better; better at wife-ing, mother-ing, parent-ing, career-ing, exercise-ing, cook-ing--anything and everything. Don't get me wrong, I have found some valuable advice and thought provoking ideas among these posts. However, I have found that they are missing some…
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Survival Mode
As you know, we are a family of 7. That means we have five, count 'em five {head-counts are a necessity with five} little people who depend on us for everything. I am constantly asked: "How do you do it." Standard reply: "We just do it." But, recently I started thinking: "How do we do…
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True Story
Not every story of turmoil and discrimination is a major one. Some set the tone for adulthood and some just remind us that prejudices exist. Mine is the latter. I am an American citizen born and {mostly} raised in the United States; more specifically, middle America. Born to an American mother and Kuwaiti father. I…
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Shaft-ed, but not Forgotten
There's a guy who walks by my side day in and day out. The stresses of daily living easily take their toll. We spend most of our time parenting little people. And by parenting, I mean acting as referee. Most of our day is spent yelling, er, saying: "Stop fighting!" "{S}he was playing with that first.…
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This is {amazing}
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS {I THINK} It is rare that I am able to sit down and watch television. Unless it it PJ Mask or The Lion Guard; which let's be honest, sometimes that is the best thing on. You know that television is really lacking in quality when you finally get all the kids to…
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Balancing Act
My definition of 'clean' has changed over the years. There was a time where I would have thought 'clean' meant clean. Now, I define it as: "an area where you can see some carpet and most of the trash is in a can" Case and point: this past weekend my kids took a container of sprinkles and…
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Hide and Seek
My daughter and I are in a pretty serious game of hide and seek. AKA: this is mine, not yours. In order to understand the ingenuity needed in this battle, you will first need to know some things about my daughter. She is {almost} three. As a two year old, she has been angelic, sweet,…
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Are you done yet?
**In order to enjoy this blog, please read in your {friendly} sarcastic voice** Once you decide to reproduce, you are now opening yourself up to constant judgement and ridicule and incessant questions about how many little wonders {gremlins} you will be gracing {burdening} the world's presence with. You learn a lot about society's statutes on family…
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Note{s} to Self
I find myself on repeat a lot. And shockingly, I keep getting the same results. I keep thinking this will be the one time it is different; where the cause and effect phenomenon will not hold true. Apparently, that is a sign of insanity. Momma is gonna take back her sanity and try a little…
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Westworld-ly Glorious
WARNING: COULD BE CONSIDERED TO CONTAIN SPOILERS My husband and I love the entertainment industry. Television and movies... it is our thing. But, we have opposite taste in these things. He is more of an 80's action-Rambo-all the Texas Chainsaw remakes kinda guy and I am more of the A Few Good Men - make me…
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