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Six Job Titles For Moms Looking To Pad Their Resume 

June 26, 2016 by Mary Widdicks Leave a Comment

Six Job Titles For Moms Looking To Pad Their Resume 

Being a stay at home mom is a lot like sweatshop labor. We are on duty twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, often with little or no sleep. We are not offered the benefits of vacations, sick days, unions, or employee appreciation days. The one benefit is that for years our positions as [Read more…]

The Measure of a Mom

February 14, 2016 by Mary Widdicks 4 Comments

The Measure of a Mom

In the last 5 years, my body has grown, housed, and evicted three beautiful children. I’ve nourished them with my breasts, held them in my arms, and smothered them with my kisses. Yet there are still moments when I can’t believe that this is my life. When did I become somebody’s mom? It seems like [Read more…]

Me Time: An Introverted Mommy’s Wish List

January 13, 2015 by Mary Widdicks 5 Comments

Me Time: An Introverted Mommy’s Wish List

I’ve always been the kind of person who needs her space. I’ve never lived with anyone outside my family for more than a year because I inevitably drove away every roommate I ever had. I’m not proud of it, but it’s part of my personality, and I’ve learned to accept it. Let’s face it: I [Read more…]

Not Sharing Makes Me a Better Mom and Other Lies I Tell Myself

October 15, 2014 by Mary Widdicks 7 Comments

Not Sharing Makes Me a Better Mom and Other Lies I Tell Myself

Today’s guest post comes from the hilarious Stacey Gustafson from Are You Kidding Me?  She is a humorist and author of the new book Are You Kidding Me? My Life With An Extremely Loud Family, Bathroom Calamities, and Crazy Relatives, which is based on the ups, downs, and in-betweens of the everyday suburban family.  You won’t want to [Read more…]

Eight Reasons Why It’s Better To Have All Boys

September 19, 2014 by Mary Widdicks 19 Comments

Eight Reasons Why It’s Better To Have All Boys

Do you guys know today’s guest poster Tracey Schaefer?  If not, you should.  She’s a self-proclaimed mommy Jekyll and Hyde, taking care of her two boys by day and bitching about it at night!  I’m guessing most of us can relate to that feeling, especially those of us surrounded by hoards of boys.  She is hilarious and [Read more…]

My Judgmental Pants

February 8, 2014 by Mary Widdicks 9 Comments

My Judgmental Pants

In my closet hangs a pair of white pants that I have owned for 10 years and never worn. They started out as motivation to lose weight. I bought them on sale one winter and thought that by the next summer I’d have lost enough weight to carry them off. I’m still waiting. Over the years, [Read more…]

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