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I Shut My Mouth (With a Glue Gun)

post from if evolutionworks I'm heavily involved in my town's football program. My son is in the PeeWee division, going into 4th grade. Tonight was the first night of sizing kids for equipment. My son came with me. Ton…
How Do We Get My Brother To Care?

image source As I am typing this post, my mother is talking to my grandmother. They are talking about one subject that bothers the family the most, my brother. My parents suffer as they talk about him, and I suffer a…
Being a Mom Is A Job That Never Ends

image source I was at a seminar today that was all about how separation between parents affect a child. Bella's dad doesn't even come see her and she's a baby so this seminar didn't really pertain to my situation specif…
It Goes Way Too Fast - 10 Years Ago 'Til Now

Ten years ago last night, I got absolutely no sleep. I was scheduled to arrive at the hospital at 6:30 the next morning, with an induction of labor soon to follow. I flitted around the house as much as a nine-months pr…
Mom Gets Tearful

sharkboy's sharkbytes"And though it was what I wanted before falling asleep and in being kept from sleep, my arms felt empty and my heart was lonely..."I stood in the center of the living room looking at a fan that was p…
In Just the Blink Of An Eye

It's a nice spring day, just green enough to make everyone anxious for summer. Reminded of the warmer weather to come, you're at the mall with your daughter. 4, 5, 6, somewhere in that age range, looking for a new sundr…
My "Big" Little Boy and His Big Boy Bed

Guest post submitted by sunshineklThis coming Sunday will mark three weeks of my son being in his "Big Boy Bed" (as he likes to call it). My son is not yet 2 but we decided that once he started trying to climb out of hi…
Why Do Children Grow So Fast?

by Mama Butterfly When I look at my son I can hardly believe that he is almost 3 years old! Didn't I just have him about a month ago? And my daughter is 7 months old. This morning she was playing in the tub while I was g…