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Confidence to the Core

An Open Post to My Boys I like that you're confident. I do. It's important to believe in yourself and your abilities. But what I see in your world bothers me a lot. There's a huge difference between confidence and... Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2013 at anonymommy

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thanks!

Commented Mar 5, 2013 on The Story of How My Oldest Entered The World at anonymommy

My Latest "Thing"

In my never-ending attempt to bring order out of the chaos that is my life, I tend to cobble together a thousand different pointers for "Organizing Your Life!" from Real Simple, Oprah, Martha Stewart, Redbook and any other countless blogs... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2013 at anonymommy

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Such a stickler!

Commented Mar 2, 2013 on Do As I Say, Not As I Do at anonymommy

The Story of How My Oldest Entered The World

Too long, too long there’s something wrong. That rhyme keeps running through my head as doctors, nurses, people, people, people just stream in and out of my Zen Birthing Room. The beep of the damn machine behind me somewhere starts... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2013 at anonymommy

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anonymommy is now following Save the Children

Feb 26, 2013

Specific is Terrific and Other Birthday Lessons

Last week I'd gone on an unusual shopping spree and told my husband not to get me anything for my birthday. And he took me at my word. (X. Bad idea.) Actually, that's not entirely fair: He's away on a... Continue reading

Posted Feb 26, 2013 at anonymommy

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Lighter Lenten Reflection

So in typical Latin (or is it just Catholic?) fashion, I gave up alcohol for Lent. Let me backpeddle for just a second: I originally gave up cursing, chocolate and alcohol, but after a particularly trying day, I came home,... Continue reading

Posted Feb 25, 2013 at anonymommy

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One of My Not So Guilty Pleasures

Game of Thrones. Can't. Wait. Continue reading

Posted Feb 23, 2013 at anonymommy

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You Know You're Getting Older When...

This morning while driving my kids to school my oldest turned to me and gasped, "What happened to your face?!" Totally freaked out, I looked in the rear view mirror and saw that I had pillow/sheet indentations hollowing out the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 6, 2013 at anonymommy

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Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Definitely one of those moments today as I sneak into the back of church wearing my 'neat' workout clothes after insisting that my kids change for church. We took separate cars. Oy, am I going to hear it from them.... Continue reading

Posted Oct 21, 2012 at anonymommy

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Scotch

Scotch, especially neat, tastes like winter to me. #Scotch #Musings Continue reading

Posted Aug 3, 2012 at anonymommy

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Guilty Mommy? The other day I felt awful because I...

Guilty Mommy? The other day I felt awful because I missed my son's game. I could have made the last quarter, and it would have been a "big effort" as my family likes to say, but I decided against it,... Continue reading

Posted May 11, 2012 at anonymommy

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Contents of My Nine-Year-Old's Back Pack This Morning

This morning while searching for a note from school in my son's backpack I unearthed: 2 winter coats 1 rain jacket 1 gallon-sized ziploc bag of plastic bottle caps 1 pound of change (give or take a few ounces) 1... Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2012 at anonymommy

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Danger, Made with Love!

Valentine's Day has come and gone so I now feel comfortable to admit that I'm a fan of this "Hallmark holiday" as my father-in-law likes to call it. I'm not necessarily fond of the flowers and the chocolates (lying about... Continue reading

Posted Feb 15, 2012 at anonymommy

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American Mommy and I'm OK With That

Can I just say how sick to death I am of hearing how Americans stink at parenting? This newest Wall Street Journal article is just another entry in the self-loathing American Mommy Pantheon. They did so well with Tiger Mom,... Continue reading

Posted Feb 6, 2012 at anonymommy

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Save the Children Voices from the Field: Love to Read

Ajla Grozdanic, Manager, Marketing and Communications, U.S. Programs via savethechildren.typepad.com Love Save The Children. Was turned on to them by a good friend. Continue reading

Reblogged Jan 31, 2012 at anonymommy

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Ode to Peanut Butter

Oh peanut butter I love you so, On bread, with chocolate or all alone. You taste so good, it must be a crime, To eat so much all the time. (Thank you, thank you. I can be commissioned to write... Continue reading

Posted Jan 31, 2012 at anonymommy

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It’s Not Me, It’s You - How to End a Friendship - NYTimes.com

But as Ms. Brunner neared 40, the reasons for their spending time together became less clear. “It’s almost like we were in different movies,” said Ms. Brunner, now 46. “We didn’t connect on this fundamental view of what was important.... Continue reading

Reblogged Jan 29, 2012 at anonymommy

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Trying on cocktail dresses. Saleswoman points out...

Trying on cocktail dresses. Saleswoman points out I'm wearing two diff socks. #DeepSigh #MommyFashionFail Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2012 at anonymommy

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wild RT @ListsOfNote: In 1963, hours after JFK's assassination, his secretary of 10yrs wrote a list of murder suspects: http://bit.ly/z9Ftuu

Posted Jan 27, 2012 at anonymommy

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Spanakopi Ta-Tas

Let's talk about the Greek debt and how these brutal restructuring talks are just breaking down. Ok, let's not. Instead we'll talk briefly about running bras, specifically those that are too small. Some advice: when you try on a running... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2012 at anonymommy

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Letters of Note: Nothing good gets away

Nothing good gets away via www.lettersofnote.com Letter from Steinbeck to his son Thom on falling in love. I'll send to my boys. Continue reading

Reblogged Jan 13, 2012 at anonymommy

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Major Wardrobe Malfunctions

This new Jason Wu Collection at Target has me worried. I'd like to say Isaac Mizrahi's Target collection was the beginning of the end for me, but I'd be lying. It all began well before then. This week I walked... Continue reading

Posted Jan 11, 2012 at anonymommy

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So much depends upon me waking up early. It might...

So much depends upon me waking up early. It might seem mundane but entire days can be misaligned, shattered even, if I sleep late. As much as I try to teach my boys independence, the knowledge that I’ll be there... Continue reading

Posted Oct 11, 2011 at anonymommy

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