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Player with Down Syndrome Wows Fans

by Mama Pig This was on one of the Carepages I follow. Some of you may have caught the story this morning, but I thought it was worth sharing.It goes to show that I am correct; children like Emily have no boundaries if …
Celebrating a 3rd Birthday! Our Family Tradition...

by Mama Fox My grumpy little one turned 3 on Tuesday!He was being camera shy in the morning so I didn't get any good pictures of him with his balloons. It's a family tradition to fill the birthday person's room with bal…
My Mom Said She's Ashamed of Me!

My friend, David, once told his mother, "I wish I were stupid, that way I could be happy and you wouldn't set unrealistic expectations for me." David's mother wants the best for her son, which in this case means he has…
Holidays and Birthdays For Kids- Misplaced Value of Gift-Giving?

When I was a kid, my parents didn't have a lot of extra money to have big birthday parties for us, or to buy us 25 presents at a time. We usually celebrated at home. For birthdays Mom would bake a cake and make whatev…
My Parents Make Me Be the Parent

I have two friends who are much older than their siblings, and often what happens is that they end up taking care of their siblings more than their parents do. My friends will drive their brothers to school, pick them …
My Mom Has Tattoos, Not Bad Parenting Skills

My mom is the "cool mom" to most of my friends. At 14, she was partying with KISS in their hotel room and growing her hair out so she could dye it blonde and have it fall past her butt like a true hippie. She lived in…
What Have I Become? Kids' Words Can Hurt Moms...

I was always a pretty confident person. Yes, I've dealt with my share of teenage insecurities but for the most part, I've stood my ground. How is it, then, that living in a house full of young children has suddenly sh…
Why I Will Adopt When I Get Older

1. The world is overpopulated. There are 6.756 billion people on this earth. (World Census Bureau) Think of all the children that go without a safe and loving home. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless in…
Marriage vs Motherhood - What's Harder?

by Mama Fox Source This last week I discovered a very neat site called Momversation. It's a video blog by mom bloggers about key topics. A recent one was Wife or Mother: What's harder? I have been a mother for just abo…
Moms Never Want to Let Go!

I have to say that I've learned that my mom will never stop wanting to nurture and provide for me. It's great! But there are pros and cons to everything. Here's one pro I'll provide in the form of a photo. This is just O…