Mom With A Pen » Girls don’t have to wear pink

Estrogen Infusion

Maniacal Mommy — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:41:19 +0000

Sometimes the isolation of being a stay at home mom gets to be too much. It isn’t like I am chained to the stove or anything, but sometimes the mere thought of leaving the house exhausts me. You know those days where a shower and drying your hair sounds like way too much effort? Coupled with putting something on the toddler that isn’t stained, packing his bag, making sure it isn’t nap time; it just gets overwhelming.

Roar!

Maniacal Mommy — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:10:52 +0000

It is hard to be a woman. Seriously. Oh wait? I was stating the obvious? My bad.

As women, we know how hard it is. However, for teenage girls, it seems to be a whole new ballgame. When I was in high school, and on the cusp of junior sizes, I was a size zero. Unfortunately, size 3 was as low as it went, and I was doomed to wear children’s clothing. And have my mom sew my prom dress for our eighth grade prom (which is a stupid idea to begin with). She ordered me a lovely dress, but when I pushed those spaghetti straps over my shoulders, that dress hit the floor, without touching a curve on the way down.

Men’s Work

Maniacal Mommy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:27:49 +0000

My grandma warned me about men’s work. “You keep lifting/shoveling/digging like you do, and you will feel it when you are my age. That’s men’s work!” She’s probably right, but I am stubborn and impatient, so I end up getting myself into all sorts of mischief I really shouldn’t (there was incident with replacing the toilet seal, and then installing laminate flooring while in my first trimester).

I Know I’m a Don’t….

Surly Mom — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:28:04 +0000

Amid much personal turmoil I’ve been experiencing lately, came this little spiky nugget of information that hit me right where it hurts, my ego. I am a fashion don’t. I was completely unaware of the large black bar hanging over my eyeballs that, apparently, is visible to everyone else within camera range.

Read more on I Know I’m a Don’t…….

How to raise your daughters to be sports junkies

Single Mom — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:03:15 +0000

How to raise two girls to be sports junkies? Well, to be honest, the formula is still a work in progress. I won’t have definitive proof until they become college students. But that hasn’t stopped any athletic supplement makers, so I won’t let it stop me either. So, here is what I’ve learned so far: