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The Mental Health of Motherhood

May 15, 2013

Last week I was able to attend the Listen To Your Mother show for Raleigh/Durham put on by my good friend Keanne. It was beautiful and hearing all the women’s stories was so special. They were funny, caring, sarcastic and REAL. Motherhood isn’t all newborn snuggles and bake sales. It’s gritty and puts you up [...]

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You’re Not A Terrible Parent

May 8, 2013

inspired by this post.

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How I Survive Evenings

May 6, 2013

I have been writing for Liberating Working Moms along with some talented ladies for over a year now. I love it because we are all from different scenarios and can shine light on a variety of issues. But with that said, sometimes I feel like I have talked about it all. Money, working out, recipes, [...]

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Oliver: 9 Months

April 29, 2013

9 months! HOLY COW. I have to say, 6-9 months is my favorite baby age. I thought this with Landon and echo with Oliver. Interactive, happy, fun and CAN’T GET FAR! He is happy 98% of the time. He has the most radiant smile ever. He can make every daycare teacher light up the minute [...]

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Giving The Girls a Break: A Weaning Story

March 27, 2013

This isn’t a post I was planning on writing for a bit. That may come off as sad but it’s really just a statement. To warn you of the feelings, or lack thereof, and word vomit that are coming your way. So here goes: Ollie and I are coming to an end of a journey [...]

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Let’s not raise assholes, mmmkay?: Guest Post by Katherine

March 25, 2013

For our third installment of “Brandy is laid up on pain killers” week, we have Katherine from Somewhere in the Middle. Katherine is one of my oldest blog readers. Back before there even was a “mannlymama” domain. She found me on blogger and we have been following each other since. We were even due 8 [...]

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I’m A Toddler Mom: A Guest Post by the Other Brandee

March 20, 2013

When Brandy asked for guest posts to help her get through after the transient hobo IUD is evicted from her pelvic region, I immediately offered. The lady has a rogue piece of metal punted into her pelvis via her super strong uterus (probably not medically accurate), so even if I wasn’t inclined to do ANYTHING [...]

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Tooting Our Own Horns

March 4, 2013

So in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Kevin was taken down by the stomach bug. #3 to fall. Ollie was 3 pukes and done. I was 1 puke and a sore couple of hours of sleep. Kevin? 24 hours of misery. Poor guy couldn’t move. So Sunday at 6:30 AM (an half hour earlier [...]

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The Angel the Internet Gave Me

February 21, 2013

Ever wish you had a medical professional on speed dial 24/7 while parenting? You know when you suspect an ear infection…10 minutes after the pediatrician closes. Or the question that isn’t worth copay but you know they would just say “you should bring him in”? Would you pay sweet cash to have a lactation consultant [...]

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Formula: You Aren’t Failing Your Kid

February 8, 2013

I have had a few questions about our use of formula since I mentioned it here. Some other new moms wondering about how I did it. The fact is, there isn’t a lot of information out there for us. You are usually sifting through info from 2 vastly different sides. Either you exclusively breastfeed or [...]