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Just Wait!

April 25, 2016

(From The Archives: April 3, 2012) For some reason, whenever I voice a concern about my kids, there is almost always someone who feels the need to weigh in with the following response: “Oh, just … [Read more...] about Just Wait!

Filed Under: Parenthood & Parenting Tips, Rants Tagged With: growing up, help with parenting, kids, lessons, life of a parent, momlife, mommy blogger, mommy needs help, mommyhood, motherhood, parenthood, parents, rant, still pooping in diaper, support from other parents, toddler

Being A Camp Director’s Wife

March 30, 2016

(From The Archives: May 5, 2014) My husband, Cody, is one of the directors of an overnight camp for kids in Northern Michigan. Every year, Cody moves up to camp at the end of April to start setting … [Read more...] about Being A Camp Director’s Wife

Filed Under: Camp Life, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: 20's, 30's, 40's, aging, camp, camp visiting day, camper, coney island, detroit, feta cheese, friends, friendship, Greek food, growing up, job, kids, lucky, making mistakes, overnight camp, parenthood, parenting, parents, responsibility, role model, spinach pie, summer camp, swearing

When Karma Shows Up At An Eminem Concert

August 28, 2014

My 7 year old daughter, F, got stung by a bee. The story goes that the bee was buzzing around her but she stayed really still and he left. But then he came back. She says he came back and hid … [Read more...] about When Karma Shows Up At An Eminem Concert

Filed Under: Adoption, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: bee sting, comerica park, concert, daughters, detroit, eminem, eminem concert, lessons, lessons learned, marshall mathers, momlife, mommy, mommy blogger, mommyhood, mommylife, motherhood, no patience, parenthood, parenting, parents, patience

Belly Hurts

July 26, 2011

My youngest daughter, Lovey, is currently due for her 2-year-old check up. The doctor’s office is in Petoskey, a cute little town in northern Michigan about 45 minutes away from camp, so I decided to … [Read more...] about Belly Hurts

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