Let's put mommy guilt in its place.
Lately I’ve been forced to be a very mean mommy. Not “no wire-hangers” mean…but I’ve had to make our daughter Peachy to do all sorts of things Peachy just doesn’t want to do. She’s kicking, and screaming, and pushing me away. She’s crying real tears, practically hyperventilating. She’s beet red…snot nosed…and so very angry at [...]
Hey there, friends! It’s been a hectic couple of weeks for all of us here at WMAG. We’ve had new jobs, deaths in the family, jury duty and migraines, not to mention the start of summer, which is always fun as we juggle work with kids being out of school. As many of you remember, [...]
What does mom do when she is sick? Or rather, what doesn’t she do to take care of herself? For any mom, working or not, this is a real issue. We don’t just get to leave our jobs, take our kids with us to the Dr for hours, go to bed on time or for [...]
Here at WMAG we talk a lot about working mom guilt – after all it’s in our name. Whether it’s guilt over missing milestones and moments, frustration trying to balance it all, or the judgement we feel from others over our decision to work – most of our posts are written with us, the working [...]
In all reality, who actually knows the perfect way to get to where we want to go? Who knows the ‘secret’ to a ‘perfect life’? (whatever ‘perfect’ means)…nobody really knows. We all find our own way through life, we may get to the same place or maybe we don’t, either way, since we are different people, we get [...]
I am convinced there is a circle of hell that is devoted to forcing people to re-live the agony of selling a home. It is the worst. THE WORST. While this isn’t the first time I have done it, this was the first time I’ve had to do it with a couple of kids (my [...]
It’s that time of year again ladies! A day when flowers, chocolates, and, for a lucky few, spa gift certificates are distributed to the hard-working moms of America. Interestingly enough, many of the moms I know don’t really care about those material things. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve never met a woman who would turn [...]
There are times when being the last one standing is a good thing. The game of Poker. The TV show Survivor. Dodgeball…Cage match wrestling…American Idol. But when do I absolutely hate being last? Daycare pickup. I spend my days watching minutes. If I don’t leave the house by a certain benchmark my dreaded commute [...]
You know what I love about adulthood? It’s certainly not paying the bills. I love that I have found myself. I no longer feel awkward (OK, not totally true) or feel like I’m always trying to make people like me. It feels good to no longer feel the need to pretend to be someone you [...]
Yesterday started like any other, until it was time to get dressed and my two year old son lost his mind. Is it just me? Or do any other moms also look forward to the quiet drive from childcare/preschool to work (even if it’s only a 7 minute drive away) because there’s peace and quiet [...]
