I'm not very good with pain. It hurts. Duh. When I was a teenager I had one ear pierced. I told people that it was because everybody has two ears pierced and I'm just rebellious like that. When the truth was, I only got one ear done because it hurt and I didn't want to deal with pain on… Continue reading "Make it Hurt so Good"
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The Skankiest Ho’ outside of Ho’Ville.
Little Daughter was looking at some old photo albums when she came across some pics of me going to Prom. With one boy. And then another pic of me going to Homecoming. With a different boy. And then another pic of me going to another Prom. With another boy. She turned confused eyes on me… Continue reading The Skankiest Ho’ outside of Ho’Ville.
Bad Mothers Hate School Holidays
School holidays are upon us. Again. And again, we spend ages compiling a list of '20 Fun, Educational, Creative Activities we are going to do for the Holidays"...and then we do maybe, um, two of them? And by the time school rolls around again, my daughter will inevitably ask, "But Mum, when are we going to… Continue reading Bad Mothers Hate School Holidays
"You’re my bestest friend forever."
The family was in the car heading home after church when I told them that I had invited another family over for dinner. The Hot Man explained to the Fab5, "Your mother has made a new friend, isn't that nice?"Right away the older lot started laughing. Jeering. Teasing me. "Awww mum's made a friend. Finally… Continue reading "You’re my bestest friend forever."
Get this Mother on an Airplane.
So I'm flying to Samoa in a few hours. I'm a mother of five children who doesn't get to travel very often. Because, these are the things that I'm excited about:1. Walking through the departure zone very slowly. Meandering through Duty Free stores. ( Who cares if I can afford to buy anything or not.)Stopping… Continue reading Get this Mother on an Airplane.
Why you shouldn’t talk about guns at church.
Have you got one of these at your house?The Hot Man has been avidly watching the TV series “The Walking Dead.” So have I. I shut my eyes most of the time but I have this horrible fascination with a show that tells us in gory detail, what happens when the world is taken over… Continue reading Why you shouldn’t talk about guns at church.
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
The Ten Commandments...with the Coolest, Baddest Moses in cinematic history."What's adultery?" That's the million chocolate chip cookie question my child asked (very loudly) one nite during Family Home Evening. We were listening to Big Son give a lesson on "The Ten Commandments." And one of them is (just in case you forgot) - Thou shalt… Continue reading Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
What happens when a mother has a Meltdown?
Sometimes a mother has to have a nuclear meltdown. A complete manic freak attack. Just once in awhile. To remind her family that she has feelings. To remind her children that she's not an automated fridgin Energizer Bunny that can go and go and go. And never get tired. Never get run down. Never stop.Yes,… Continue reading What happens when a mother has a Meltdown?
Bad Mothers Run Away
I'm leaving...on a jet plane. Dont know when I'll be back again. Baby, I can't stay...Sometimes I want to run away from my children. Especially after a week like this one when sick children haven't been able to go to school and I've been stuck with them all day. All night. No, they're not sick… Continue reading Bad Mothers Run Away
Don’t Let Anybody Touch your ‘Special Place.’
I'm a parent who believes in teaching my children about their bodies from an early age. I use the correct terminology for their bits and pieces and I'm always emphasizing that their bodies belong to them. Their bodies are sacred and beautiful and nobody else has the right to touch them or make them do… Continue reading Don’t Let Anybody Touch your ‘Special Place.’
Lani Wendt Young 