by Stephanie | Oct 16, 2014 | family life, funny, motherhood, parenting
I know my child would rather I not reveal this conversation, but … for the good of parents everywhere, I feel it is my duty. All of our most serious conversations have happened in the car. We were driving when my daughter and I covered gay marriage, and on the...
by Stephanie | Sep 29, 2014 | family life, funny, parenting
I crouched in front of my daughter before leaving for work. “Ekimo kiss,” she announced, rubbing her nose back and forth vigorously against mine. “Buffly kiss,” she requested, offering her cheek for me to bat my eyelashes against. “We...
by Stephanie | Sep 10, 2014 | family life, funny
Slumber Parties. Pillow Fights. Giggling Girls. Karaoke. KidZ Bop. Friends, I have emerged from the other side of the “First Sleepover Party” experience, and I’d like to share my wisdom with you. You may think, “How hard can it be to have a...
by Stephanie | Sep 7, 2014 | funny, motherhood
As the mother of two young daughters, I have always patted myself on the back for not neglecting my personal marital time (that means “sex life”, in code, in case my grandma reads this). But I’d be lying if I said our intimacy hadn’t been tainted by our...
by Stephanie | Sep 4, 2014 | funny, parenting
Ah, toddlers. Those purveyors of public humiliation, beggars for the other kind of squeezy yogurt, tormentors of big sisters, and unrelenting advocates for the right to wear the unwashed pair of Doc McStuffins underwear (that also has Lambey on it, because, duh)....
by Stephanie | Jun 17, 2014 | family life, funny, motherhood
This week is my two-year anniversary as a blogger! We affectionately refer to these occasions as “blogiversaries” in the blog world. I’m going to commemorate it by sharing one of my favorite stories. I wrote this post during my second month as a...