Blogging about the daily joys and frustrations of modern motherhood.
The first time you experience the "is it chocolate or poop?" situation is pretty much like putting on the sorting hat. Do you laugh at the adventures of motherhood? Gryffindor. Do you consider the possible effects of exposure to human feces on your immune system? Ravenclaw. Do you wipe it on your spouse's shirt? Slytherin. Do you lick it off your hand and pray it's chocolate? Hufflepuff.
Read More5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned.
Read MoreI realized while listening to it recently (okay, more singing and dancing to it than listening to it) that the joyful feeling the song conveys is quite similar to the joyful feeling I have when both kids are finally in bed for the night and my husband and I are free to spend some alone time together (i.e., play on our laptops while in the same room and watch Netflix).
Read More5 Things That Actually Happened in My Life This Week and the Lessons I Learned.
Read MoreI get that there are some similarities between pets and kids. Like, they are both living things. And they are both cute (or, at least, you think yours are). And once you have one, you are expected to keep it alive. But that's about where the similarities end.
Read More5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned.
Read MoreValerie Jackson is a basic mom, a tolerable wife, and a self-deprecating writer. She is attempting to raise two young monsters into nice young ladies in Michigan. She has a law degree that’s only current use is to win arguments with her husband.
