When did you stop changing or showering in front of your kids? Why?

Tori Spelling, who writes posts occasionally for LilSugar, is pondering whether now is the time to stop changing clothes in front of her 4-year-old son, Liam, after a recent incident.

She writes that she was changing, and Liam said, “Oh no! I do not need to see that! Get that out of my face. That huge thing sitting on top of your legs. Your butt is ginormous.”

It reminds me of how, whenever I change in front of my 3-year-old daughter, she grabs my butt and says, “WIGGLE, WIGGLE, WIGGLE!” Nice, I know. But that, and the fact that she stares at my saggy chest in wonder, has me pondering the same thing. Continue reading »

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This is Henry, my 9-month-old who constantly sings the alphabet. It's SO annoying when I'm trying to write.

We all know them. The parents who love to be “annoyed” by all the amazing things their children are doing.

You know the ones. Those Facebook friends who like to keep you informed of every little milestone by complaining about it.

Babble’s Rhiana Maidenberg decided to take action against the worst offenders of online parent gloating and has compiled a list of the ten worst offenses.  Here are just a few: Continue reading »

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In this case 'like mother like daughter' is not ideal.

While the New York Times has no problem high-fiving adult women who wear kids clothing, just like Koa Beck over at Mommyish, I think it’s gross.

It’s particularly offensive in the case of anorexic mother, Rebecca Jones. As the Daily Mail reports, the 26-year-old tried on her 7-year-old daughter, Maisy’s skirt one day and it fit perfectly. They’ve been sharing clothes ever since.

The fact that she can fit into her daughter’s clothes isn’t offensive, that’s tragic more than anything as eating disorders are deadly, it’s her attitude that’s disgusting.

“‘Wearing the same clothes as Maisy gives me a sense of pride,” Jones tells the Daily Mail. “It’s wrong, but it makes me feel good. I don’t think I’m thin – I always see myself as bigger.” Continue reading »

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Yes, parenting is complicated, but don't play the parent martyr.

Becoming a mother had the single biggest impact on relating to my friends. Suddenly I became extremely close to those who already had children because of the simple fact that they could nod knowingly when I bitched about my lack of sleep, breastfeeding or how difficult it is to even get out of the house to go to the grocery store … and oh, let’s not talk about the grocery store because what a nightmare.

See? I already bored you, and if you’re reading this you probably even have kids.

Conversely, after having kids you can lose touch with those childless friends who are still living that swinging single lifestyle. Either because you’re annoyed that you no longer have anything in common with them or because they’re sick of hearing you yammer on about your parenthood.

However, if you have longtime friendships that have survived you having children or if you just barely had children and are struggling to maintain valuable friendships, here are some things you should never say to friends, according to Jillian Mackenzie over at Shine Yahoo. Mackenzie doesn’t have kids but most of her friends do so she knows what she’s talking about. Continue reading »

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While you're spinning that teacup you might just be exposing yourself to some serious lead.

It seems the It’s A Small World ride isn’t the first thing that’ll kill you at Disneyland. A new group claims it’s all the lead you’re being exposed to while at what is arguably the world’s most famous amusement park.

Jezebel led me to an L.A. Times article that says Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation has filed a lawsuit after high levels of lead were found in stuff all over the park.

As Jezebel says, “it seems that the goofy shot of you grabbing the Sword in the Stone statue at Disneyland is actually a picture of you exposing yourself to high levels of lead.” Funny, but apparently true.

Here are some of the things at the park that are loaded with lead, according to the environmental group: Continue reading »

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So safe your baby can shave! Razors for everyone!

Times change, of course, but after viewing some of the ads from throughout the twentieth century featured below it’s hard to imagine what they were thinking even though 100 years was so very long ago.

One thing is for sure: it’s fascinating to see how parenting and the perception of it has changed throughout the years.

What stands out to me the most is how subtle advertising has become.  It’s easy to look back and see how they obviously preyed upon mom guilt.  Now, advertising is so sneaky sometimes it’s hard to know what’s an advertisement.  Or is it?  In 100 years are they going to look back on commercials from this decade and laugh at what suckers we were?

That said, I think my favorite slogan is the one that says “Before you scold me, Mom… Maybe you’d better light up a Marlboro.”

Okay, before I give it all away, here are 20 mind-blowing vintage ads from the past century.  From a smoking Santa Claus to a baby guzzling “wholesome” soda, it’s all here.

Take a look: Continue reading »

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Amazingly, no one is injured.

When riding rides at fairs, the last thing one would think in regard to safety is that a plane would crash into a ride. Sure you always wonder if the old, rusty rides are safe… but a plane?

That’s what happened today in Australia. First off, let me assure you that everyone is okay!  I can’t believe no one was injured, but amazingly, there are no injuries.

Now that you can breathe that sigh of relief, you can read onward without trepidation.

According to reports on Yahoo, “two children — a 9-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl — were trapped in a carriage at the top of the wheel near the wrecked plane for 90 minutes”. Continue reading »

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