By Sarah E. Visbeek, author of In the Trenches of Mommyhood So…snow before Halloween? Who woulda thunk, right? And even worse? No power! Plus a school “snow day” in October! As of the writing of this post, my Trenches have been without power since Saturday evening. So here are the top 10 things I’ve realized […]
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Readers’ Comments on Helicopter Grandmothers
Dear Readers, I received several comments about the Guidelines (Do’s and Don’ts) for Grandmothers (posted 10/12/11) and Guidelines (Do’s and Don’ts) for Expectant/New/Young Moms (posted 10/19/11). One young mom said, “I sent these [Guidelines for Grandmothers] to my mom (she does a great job of honoring these already) I love the ones for me [Guidelines […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Readers’ Comments on Helicopter Grandmothers
Dear Readers, I received several comments about the Guidelines (Do’s and Don’ts) for Grandmothers (posted 10/12/11) and Guidelines (Do’s and Don’ts) for Expectant/New/Young Moms (posted 10/19/11). One young mom said, “I sent these [Guidelines for Grandmothers] to my mom…she does a great job of honoring these already…I love the ones for me [Guidelines for Young […]
Finding Laughter in Unexpected Places
Hi Everyone! I like to laugh. Laughing feels good, relieves stress and can alter your whole mood. That is why, when I stumbled upon this funny Craigslist posting last week, I felt I just had to share it with all of you. Be warned, sometimes my humor, as you will see, is a little bit […]
A Letter from Heather – Finding Laughter in Unexpected Places
Hi Everyone! I like to laugh. Laughing feels good, relieves stress and can alter your whole mood. That is why, when I stumbled upon this funny Craigslist posting last week, I felt I just had to share it with all of you. Be warned, sometimes my humor, as you will see, is a little bit […]
Anonymity on the Internet
By Sarah E. Visbeek, author of In the Trenches of Mommyhood Unlike my hubby, who is extremely internet-leery (he’s adamantly not on Facebook and has no clue what Twitter is), I, obviously, am a bit more relaxed about the whole dubya dubya dubya. However. When I first began blogging and pretty much up until recently, I […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Staying At The Grandparents’ is Not So Easy
I feel really disappointed that my in-laws haven’t made it easier for us to stay at their house with our 14 month old. They have yet to provide anything, such as a porta-crib, toys, or books. We’d like to visit them more, but we always have to schlep so much stuff. They also don’t like […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Staying at the Grandparents’ Is Not So Easy
I feel really disappointed that my in-laws haven’t made it easier for us to stay at their house with our 14 month old. They have yet to provide anything, such as a porta-crib, toys, or books. We’d like to visit them more, but we always have to schlep so much stuff. They also don’t like […]