Up until October of 1999, I thought I had the parenting thing down pat. Mary Margaret, aka Maggie, Magpie, and the Magster was easy… even if we thought she was hard. I did, in fact, take her to the emergency room once for a nasty temper tantrum. So outside the realm of her “normal” behaviors,Read More
Sleepless in Texas: Excuse me while I Ignore You, Common Sense, and Jesus
I am living a sleepless existence. I am still all out of whack from daylight savings time. The entire concept is not from Jesus. Messing with time, which is from the Lord who created it, is blasphemy. On the seventh day He rested. He didn’t rest, except in the spring when He rested less, orRead More
Riding the Wave…
Feeling all the Feels…Riding the Wave Post by: Jami Amerine My week has been – ridiculous. The list of life-altering changes include, a transitional end to our foster-love’s time in our home, the departure of our oldest son to Marine Bootcamp, our oldest daughter’s upcoming wedding, the release and launch of my book, potty trainingRead More
How to Raise a Loser: A Step by Step Action Plan for Parents
In the midst of being a mom of seven, the revelations are exhausting, parents heed the warning. At 3:30 a.m. I received a text from a college-baby. Actually, four texts, one I may have slept through. College-Baby: I slipped and fell at work and landed on my butt. College-Baby: I can’t sleep it hurts soRead More
Mom, Fixer of Boo-boos
As a mom, it isn’t all my fault. It isn’t all my responsibility. This week my family is faced with mountains. Business dealings, time changes, deadlines, a long time foster love begins transitioning home, and a man-baby leaves for Marine Bootcamp. Everyone is stressed, and sad… I am struggling to get a deep breath,Read More
YO! Moms of JUST One: the #1 Solution to your Biggest Problem
I have seven. As a mother of seven, I want to know why when a mom of many says to you, “Oh, you JUST have one?” you don’t PUNCH HER IN THE THROAT??? [Tweet ““Oh, you JUST have one?” #onlychild”] Can I just say? This is this most insulting comment one mother can say toRead More
The Origins of Buffalo Boys, Vandals, Man Babies, Homing Pigeons, and Eagles
The buffalo boy smell is very distinct. Sunshine and sweat, with a hint of fresh cut grass and a little musty dirt and you, have a spicy, pungent smell only a mother could love, err… tolerate. It knows one discretion. Pixie’s get a sunshine smell, vandals get the buffalo boy smell. Our two adopted sons,Read More
Do You Suffer From PMS: Pathetic Mom Syndrome?
I have PMS. But I don’t have a uterus. I don’t get cramps. That is not my excuse for acting like a crazy person. I had a bad case yesterday. The only good thing that went on was that I didn’t have to get ready for bed… cause I was still in my pajamas fromRead More
Dear Mean Mommy, Give Yourself a Break
I am a mean mommy. Did I not hope to be sweet, tender … joyful? Certainly, this isn’t true? Surely, that can’t be the core of who I am, my entire identity? – is this what I went into the business of motherhood to be labeled as? In my most uptight and fitful moments, withRead More
“Natural” Childbirth: Anniversary Edition
I am old. This is what the new batch of our babies have to look forward to. They have an old mom. And she’s way behind the times. They will to go school with kids that were birthed into swimming pools… In their living rooms! Y’all can’t fathom, this will be a generation of childrenRead More
Dear New Year Mom: FEAR NOT 2017
I know. Me too. What is this elusive, invisible time line lurking days away, where all of the sudden I will be different than before the stroke of midnight? If time is of the essence, why am I marginally out of time? Very little makes sense in my world. While trying to make dinner IRead More
Dear Christmas Mom,
I know. Me too. It is indeed the most wonderful time of the year… but moms get the reindeer booty-end, don’t we? And I know, good mommies don’t say such words. But tonight at dinner, I found myself bawling “FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY SHUT UP!!!!” My two-year-old said flatly,Read More
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