Today you will find me posting at the Family Eden blog. Remember that I’ll be posting for Family Eden every other Wednesday. Today’s post – Mami Expectations A teaser: My mother brainwashed me when she raised me. And, I mean that in a nice way. You see, through example, she managed to ingrain certain ideals […]
Parenting
Study Finds Differences in Moms by Race
A few months back, Sheena of the Mommy Daddy Blog posted some results of a study that examined moms by race. In the post, only results of Caucasian and African American moms were included. So, I mentioned to Sheena that it would have been nice to know how Latina moms would have fared in such […]
Toddlers PMS
Alright ladies (and men), bear with me a bit here while I go into the realm of TMI. It seems that toddlers, preschoolers – whatever the correct term is for a three year old – do in fact suffer from PMS at such an early age. You know how if you’re around a buddy of […]
Salma Hayek Breastfeeds Another Woman’s Baby?
I always thought it was weird that women back in the day used to have their nannies breastfeed their babies. It seemed wrong on so many levels. And, I wasn’t even a mami at the time. Now, after having breastfed my own child and knowing how much joy it brought to both of us, it […]
A Three Year Old’s Life is “Not Fair!”
Lately, my three year old has taken to repeating a phrase that is like nails on a chalkboard every time I hear it. “It’s not fair!” There are variations to this phrase, as well. “But mooom….it’s not fair!” “It’s not fair, mommy!” “But, but, but…it’s not fair!” Any way it’s said, you’d think I had […]