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A bunch of Orange County moms - including a single mom, a mom of teens, a mom who adopted, and everything in between - blog about our crazy kids.
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Video games were invented by the devil
We have the only house in our neighborhood with no video games. My son has explained to me many times how this makes us freakish aliens from space. I truly believe that video games were created by Satan to turn otherwise normal children into his dr...
Cheetah Boy and the Math Situation Room
Cheetah Boy and I sat down the other day with his math teacher, to discuss why he aces all his homework and classwork, yet only earns C grades on his tests. I mean, this simply does not compute. If he knows how to do the equations, how could he be bl...
It is freezing and raining. Let us wear shorts.
I don’t know if it’s unique to kids in Southern California, who hardly ever face any real weather, but every time it’s nasty outside, I have such a battle with my kids to dress appropriately for school. Right now, a cold storm from ...
I’m flunking the 7th grade
I didn’t fail the 7th grade when I was 12 years old, and I certainly never thought I would have to live through it all again. But that was before I had a 12-year-old kid who seems determined to give me a stroke before he can grow up, or at leas...
Are moms the target of unfair derision?
Award-winning journalist and New York mom of two Lynn Harris has an article at Salon.com titled “Everybody hates mommy.” Harris contends that today’s moms are held in contempt far more so than moms seemed to be in the past. Here&#...
Mrs. Claus banned from Christmas parade
And, gee, we wonder why our kids are screwed up. The Greater Raleigh Merchants Association in Raleigh, North Carolina has banned Mrs. Claus from marching in their annual Christmas parade today, saying her costume is too much like that of Santa Claus,...
Motherhood is forever, and other lessons to learn
Even though my pregnant daughter is a nurse and has washed, folded, sorted and sterilized all her baby gear and packed her hospital bag for a delivery in late December or early January, and she is very smart and reads incessantly, there are some thin...
Team moms: Parties are too expensive
Dear Team Mom, I’m just wondering: Why did you have to pick that expensive place for my son’s end-of-season soccer party? That, of course, is on top of the money I had to contribute for the coach’s gifts. I appreciate the effort you...
I am facing soccer overdose this weekend
Please pray for me. I have four, count ‘em, four soccer games to sit through Saturday. Each of my kids has two games due to end-of-season tournament play. That is a total of five hours of nonstop action. They may have to put me in the soccer mo...
Parenting classes for real life
This morning, my son had to memorize the “5 themes of geography” for a class. Let’s face it, there is no situation in adult life where anyone will ever have to know that geography has more than four themes. Like algebra, which I cou...
Buddy the Wonder Dog got hit by a car
Crud and double crud. Buddy the Wonder Dog got out this morning through a loose fence post and got hit by a car. Apparently it was only a glancing blow, because he was hauled home by Cheetah Boy with only a tiny cut on his head. Cheetah Boy missed se...
Here’s swine flu info for parents
Since Cheetah Boy just went through this, I thought I would share this very short video on how to recognize swine flu symptoms, and how to tell when your kid has to go to the doctor. It was made by a pediatrician. It was helpful for me, because it is...
I hate emergency rooms
Recently, for unexplained reasons, Curly Girl decided to put a plastic BB in her ear. Surprise! It got stuck. She came running over, demanding to go to the hospital. It was in there too tightly for her to get out, but still visible. Though it didn...
Get your money back on Baby Einstein
Listen, harried parents, I really do sympathize with you. There have been plenty of times I’ve plunked my kids in front of the TV so I could get a little rest. But, if you do it, like everyone does, just don’t kid yourself that watching t...
Cheetah Boy has the swine flu
Yesterday, Cheetah Boy came home right after school, even though there was a middle-school dance in the cafeteria at 3 p.m. He loves those dances so I knew he must be fatally ill. He then went to bed and slept for several hours, insisting all the whi...
Surprising my son with Angels tickets
Having kids changes you in so many unexpected ways. I knew before I adopted my pair that I’d need to move out of my cool but un-kid-friendly neighborhood. I knew I’d be spending a lot more time at home, and cooking instead of eating out i...
There goes Mom, the pack mule
Hee haw. Do my ears look like they’re growing longer, like Pinocchio’s when he ran away? Because, when you’re a mom, you often feel like a pack mule, hauling all your kids’ junk from one place to the next. Sweatshirts, snacks,...
Reasons that I’m a bad mom: The first one
I decided to start keeping track of all the reasons why I’m a bad mother. This is a public service to you readers who secretly feel inadequate, so you’ll know there’s always at least one mom out there to whom you can feel morally su...
You kids are smarter than me. I agree.
Dear kids, After sober reflection, I’ve decided you’re right. Sometimes, the kids are just smarter than the parents, as you enjoy pointing out to me daily, now that you’re 10 and 12 years old. So I’m going to take a clue from ...
No fruit in Froot Loops? How shocking
Oh, please, say it’s not true: A lawsuit claims that Froot Loops doesn’t actually have any fruit in it. Ever since I started working at home at 7 a.m., I’ve been letting my kids get their own breakfasts, including delicious healthy ...
If I had a hammer … I’d use it instead of my shoe
I just spent 20 minutes looking for a hammer to hang a wooden plaque in the living room. It’s only taken me two years since I bought it in Thailand to decide to hang it. This appears to be impossible now, however, because we can’t find th...
What’s it like when they go away to college?
I recently wrote about “back to school day” around our house, during which Cheetah Boy and Curly Girl would not let their Mom (the artist formerly known as Mommy) walk them to school, meet their teachers, or be seen with them in the vicin...
A sexual predator lives in my neighborhood
Holy moley! I just found out a convicted child molester lives right in our neighborhood. And, even worse, Curly Girl has petted his dogs! The thought of my pretty little daughter leaning down and petting a pooch, inches from a man convicted of felo...
Top 10 reasons to love “back-to-school”
It’s been fun this summer to sleep in a bit late and not have to rush my kids off in the morning. But all good things must come to an end. Top 10 reasons to send the kids back to school The first day of school is always so exciting. My kids e...
