Motherwise Cracks

Last night, and about every night last week, my partner asked me what he can get me for Valentine’s Day. I can’t have chocolate anymore so it has paralyzed his gift idea department. which had a limited inventory to start with. I tell you what I want, what I really, really want. A want to [...]

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This little frog may look cute at first glance, but she can really grate on your nerves. On a shopping trip with the girls, we picked her up to give to my little niece. Her mom is from South America and speaks Spanish fluently. This little frog named Lovable Lily does too – in a [...]

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Now and again, and again, a verbal barb or jab from your child will hit below the belt. These blows are so punishing that even they recognize the need to follow up with a sincere apology. These signs of personal growth in the form of “I’m Sorry” notes, either hand delivered or silently left behind [...]

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I am stuck on Mabel’s Labels because they stay stuck on just about everything. The kind folks at Mabel’s, who incidentally won the Savymom Mompreneur of the Year Award, sent me some of these labels for my kids about a month ago. I put them on my son’s athletic bag, shoes, etc., probably the most [...]

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(There’s supposed to be a little accent mark over that last “e” on Expose but I can’t figure out how to do that and it’s getting late. I’m confident that you can deal with it.) The very daughter that I praised so highly in the previous post was furious with me. Since my kids live [...]

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