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The All-Encompassing Exhaustion of Motherhood

July 17, 2017 By Lauren

This post contains affiliate links. I will earn a small commission on any purchases you make through these links. The question is asked every day. In the grocery store checkout line, on the phone, at the bank drive-thru. And the answer never changes. ‘How are you today?’ ‘Good!’ It doesn’t matter if we’re talking to […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: failure, guilty, mom, noise, tired, young kids

Bedtime: The Not So Silent Killer

October 9, 2015 By Lauren

Bedtime: The Not So Silent Killer

  Bedtime has been killer this week. KILL-ER. Like make-me-want-to-throw-myself-off-a-cliff bad. The boys haven’t been too terrible, other than the fact that it takes ten minutes to complete every one minute task. But the girl. Oh, the girl. She’s just tired. I know that’s it. Because right around the same time every night this week, she’s […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays, Parenting Humor Tagged With: bad, bedtime, crazy, hypocrisy, out of control, screaming, self-control, tired

Meme Monday: Parenthood on Friday Night

November 3, 2014 By Lauren

Parenthood Meme

We’re back for another edition of Meme Monday! You seemed to enjoy the text version of this one, so I thought I’d include a nice picture to make it sharable. The Truth About Parenthood on Friday Nights

Filed Under: Family Life, Meme Monday, Parenting Humor Tagged With: friday, friday night, kids, meme, meme monday, parenthood, sleep, tired

Week 40: The Day I Ran Out of Coffee

October 27, 2014 By Lauren

Keeping It Real Challenge

First time joining me for the Keeping It Real Challenge? Click here to find out what it’s all about. You may notice that this week doesn’t have a movie title. It was just too much for my uncaffeinated brain. I might not go back. 5 am Alarm sounds. I have four stories burning a hole […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Keeping It Real Challenge, Parenting Humor Tagged With: caffeine, coffee, decaf, keeping it real, nap, tired, whine

Top five reasons we don’t want to hang out with you

April 29, 2014 By Lauren

While out shopping one day you run into a friend you haven’t seen in a while. You chat for a few minutes and when it’s time to part ways say, “We really need to get together! Check your calendar and give me a call.” The friend nods enthusiastically and promises to do just that. You […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Humor Tagged With: antisocial, friends, hang out, judge, lazy, tired

Week eight: The time changer’s wife

March 17, 2014 By Lauren

If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Okay, so maybe my husband isn’t responsible for the time change, but if you haven’t noticed yet, every single blog title for the Keeping It Real Challenge has been the name of a movie or a variation of one. […]

Filed Under: Keeping It Real Challenge Tagged With: daylight savings, grace, keeping it real, time change, tired

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