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I’ve been meaning to write about working moms vs. stay at home moms for almost a year now.  I watched a show where a stay-at-home mom had the audacity to say “if you don’t have time to raise your children (stay at home with them), maybe you shouldn’t have them.”  Now I’m watching a show [...]

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17 Aug, 2010

Superwoman.

Posted by: Kate In: Marriage|Nuggets|Parenting

I just put a load of laundry in the washer, loaded the dish washer, AND sang Finn a goodnight song.  Mother and wife of the year application, here I come.  Sometimes it’s about winning the small battles.

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28 Jul, 2010

Naked.

Posted by: Kate In: Finn|Nuggets|Parenting

I came home the other day and was talking to my mom on the phone.  It took me awhile to hear what Finn was repeating OVER and OVER. Finn:  Mama naked.  Mama naked.  Mama naked.  Mama naked… Apparently I now have to be FULLY CLOTHED when talking on the phone otherwise he’s going to rat [...]

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26 Jul, 2010

Conversations with a 2-year-old.

Posted by: Kate In: Finn|Parenting

A car pulled out just so that I couldn’t get through. Me: Seriously, bitch? Finn: Why? Apparently I have to keep my cussing under control along with my road rage. *************************************** Finn: What are you doing mama? Me: Making sure that the ice cream doesn’t spill. Finn:  Spill?  Why? Me: So it won’t make a [...]

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20 Jul, 2010

The dangers of living on autopilot.

Posted by: Kate In: Finn|Parenting

Have you ever driven somewhere and not really remembered how you got there?  I find myself doing this when driving to or from work or a route that I drive often.  I go on auto pilot, without even knowing it.  My thoughts drift to my to do list or what I could have done differently.  [...]

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19 Jul, 2010

Shopping with Finn.

Posted by: Kate In: Finn|Parenting

During the school year Josh and I usually run out individually to purchase what we need so we don’t have to drag Finn along.  It is faster and easier that way.  Now that I am spending some days with Finn this summer and it is torture to spend an entire day with him inside the [...]

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