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Hold The Lipstick – For 15 Years!

Little Miss Sugar Loves all things girly. Pink tutus, nail polish, and apparently bright red lipstick.Yesterday, while she was supposed to be enjoying 30 minutes of “Swiper No Swiping” on Dora, she came out of my room wi…
A Frugal First Year: How a Single Mom on a Tight Income Saved Money

So as my son approaches his first birthday, I've been looking back over this year and how expensive babies are! As a single mother on a fixed income, here are some ways I've compiled to save during my little ones firs…
First Time Throwing a Party for My Son -Please Help!

We didn't have a first birthday party for the Dude. We moved a week before his birthday so we wound up spending the day at this really cool park in Richmond. I made him a cake and he got presents but there was no fami…
Need Advice About Putting Tubes in My Child's Ears...

Okay Momaroos, I need support! I found out yesterday that my 19 month old needs to have tubes put in his ears. He has basically had an ear infection since August. They tested his hearing yesterday and said it's pr…
How Do You Find Your Babysitters?

Okay at some point everyone needs a sitter, whether it's your mother, mother in-law, other relatives, or someone else. I am a "qualified" babysitter. By that I mean I took courses from the Red Cross that taught me ho…
The Neglected Child of an Unfit Mother

As a child, I was neglected by my parents. When my brother would beat me, they would do absolutely nothing to punish him. I have this one memory when he just attacked me for no reason. I tried to run, but he grabbed m…
Frustrated By Lack of Information on Weaning, Please Help!

I am so frustrated with the Internet and baby web sites. I am in the process of weaning my wonderful 13 month old, but there is so little information to be found. Everything talks about baby-led weaning and tries to…
Alone Time Out the Window?!

I know that I have spoiled my son to death. I can not do anything without him attached at the hip. I'm a single mother, and my mother always says that I will never be able to date, because he won't let me. I know I h…
30 Hour Road-Trip With 7 Month Old

So my senses are telling me that I am totally insane. I just volunteered myself for a 30 hour road-trip with a 7 month old and my fiance's 8 month pregnant, younger sister. Driving the 20 hours one way to get from wher…
Baby Drama -I Want Them But He's "Fixed"

I am 27 and I have been dating a 38 year old for about 5 months now. He just went through a divorce when we met. Literally he was divorced for about a week when we met. Anyway, we have a lot of fun together and enj…