Promises Promises

I’ll try to stop actually hurting you as I brush your hair, if you try not to wince and scream out when you feel the brush’s aura approaching your head. Read more of the promises I’m making to my kids this week over at Parenting.com.

Filed under: parenting

Facebook Apps Are Scary

I will come out right now and just say it – Facebook Apps freak me out. I just denied a request from my sister to say we were related on an app. I’ll shout it from the rooftops. I AM SISTERS WITH MEG! But I will not add the “family tree” application to my Facebook [...]

Filed under: save me from myself, technology, world domination

To the Future Mothers on the Bachelor

I like a lot of you. I don’t know you. I don’t readily admit to watching your shenanigans and exploits. I just happen to catch the show every Monday night at 8pm PST completely by accident. You are not super-real to me but just real enough I thought I’d write you all a letter on [...]

Filed under: Love and Marriage, asides, domesticality, parenting, television

My Baby LISTENS

This morning Magoo emerged from his room with a large stuffed turtle tucked under his arm, rather than the small mangy dog he’s been carrying around for weeks as his “baby.” “This is my new baby,” he announced. “Oh really? What happened to your old baby?” “He never LISTENS to me. This baby LISTENS to [...]

Filed under: baby stuff, blick, kid stuff, parenting

You Need a Budget

Before I announce the winner, I want to let you all know that now through January 31st, Daring Young Mom readers can get a 10% discount on YNAB software by entering the coupon code “daring” on the YNAB.com site. Jesse was impressed with the response you all gave and wanted to help out because there [...]

Filed under: contests, money

Emotional Outbursts are We

Emotional Outbursts are We – A Grammatically Correct Place Where a Kid Can Throw a Fit. Things have been sort of climactic at our house lately. Everything is high drama. Both kids are going through a bit of a manic depressive stage. Either they’re twirling pirouettes joyfully around the house or they’re bawling their brains [...]

Filed under: domesticality, food, kid stuff, parenting, unbearable cuteness