So like most of the country we recently relocated to Florida. And since reports point to me being in good company, I’m willing to be it’s a LOT of new transplants first Hurricane Season. So I figured it’s my civic
Somebody, Pump the Brakes!
There’s a popular saying about parenthood: “The days are long but the years are short”. Any parent you run that by will nod in agreement, heck yes, the years shoot by! My baby is seven now and next week is
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If I was writing a Yelp review on what it’s like to be an American Millennial Mom we’d be getting 1 star and I’d be calling the manager: “Rude receptionist. When you deliver in America you’re more likely to die
Observations From The Trenches of Zoom Kindergarten
What a wild year. Us moms have been hit especially hard having to juggle many colliding scenarios in an ever changing landscape. It feels like every morning the rules change, like we’re in The Labyrinth and Jareth keeps moving things
THE CALCULUS OF KINDERGARTEN IN 2020
THE CALCULUS OF KINDERGARTEN IN 2020 ($$+ / $$ -) + (#of children x their ages)2 x (what the district is doing / your family limitations) lim (childcare availability) – Professional obligations + at risk family members x R0 5.7
Hey You! You’re Doing Amazing!
Phewwwww, pandemic, amirite?! First post of 2020 because pandemic depression got me all paralyzed from productivity. Muscling through the day and keeping the energy at a Disney Cruise level leaves me with an empty tank at the end of the
My Friend Just Told Me They Have a Mental Health Condition, Now What?
Baby Daddy just crushed it on a podcast talking about living with OCD and getting the proper treatment. Per usual when one of us posts about mental health we get a torrent of follow up questions from people experiencing any
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We have to talk to our children about race, discrimination and racism. Like gender, sexuality and other big topics getting started can be intimidating. Here are Cool Mom Jamie tips for talking about race. After a recent awkward situation that
#TheHandful Got Lost and Rescued Herself
The importance of having family emergency plans. We all got separated recently at a trip to Great Wolf Lodge. It can happen to any parent, you turn your head for one second and then you turn back and can’t see
7 LIFEGUARD APPROVED RULES FOR WATER SAFETY 2019
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