Archive for 'Guilt'
I am a pregnancy rule breaker
Posted on 05. May, 2011 by Andy Ptacek.
I don’t like the way that sounds! If you know me at all you would understand… I’m a do-the-right-thing kind of gal. BUT I have to admit that as a second-timer in the maternity clothes, I am not the same girl I was the last go-round.
The days of pampered pregnancy are over… I have a [...]
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Hot sauce mom goes too far
Posted on 18. Feb, 2011 by Andy Ptacek.
Watching this video made me ill. I don’t know how this mom sleeps at night… it’s crossing the line. That line between discipline and child abuse.
I understand getting creative with how you get your child to behave because every kid is unique and what they respond to is unique. It takes time [...]
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One and done
Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by Deb Plunkett.
I should warn you; this statement seems to come as a shock to many so brace yourself:
I can say with 99.9% certainty that I am done having babies, or I guess I should say baby. As in, we have one and now we’re done. This little family of three feels just right to me.
Oh, the [...]
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Cleaning out my closet
Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by Deb Plunkett.
I hit my breaking point this weekend. It happened in a flash and I didn’t even see it coming. My first Jekyll and Hyde mommy moment was scary, but at least it was somewhat well-timed. Nobody wants to admit – especially to themselves – that they’re not a perfect, patient parent all the time. But [...]
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Memories that still haunt me
Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by Andy Ptacek.
Yesterday, my son Tavin had the slightest case of chapped lips and as I put my finger out to feel them, I had a flashback that hit me like a ton of bricks.
When Tavin was born, I was breastfeeding him, or so I thought. At the hospital he was gaining weight and all seemed well, [...]
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I’m NOT superwoman?
Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Deb Plunkett.
Crap. Raise your hand if you were one of those girls who, upon first finding out you were pregnant, declared that you would never, ever, ever become one of those moms. You know the ones. They wear worn-out, stretchy black yoga pants and tee shirts absolutely everywhere (thinking they look all chic and sporty but [...]
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Guilty as Charged
Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by CharShaff.
All moms feel guilt when they choose to work and raise a child. But my latest guilty moment came at 2:45 a.m. this past Tuesday. Jake had just gone in for his 2-month doctor’s visit and had his shots. I was warned he may get achey or have a fever from the vaccines. The doctor [...]