The MF-ing Elf on the MF-ing Shelf
Are you doing Elf on the Shelf for your kids? We’re not. I don’t feel bad about it at all. In fact, I’m an asshole about it. What’s Elf on the Shelf? This game is all the rage nowadays. Here is the...
View ArticleAct of Kindness #3: Cookies for Sanitation Workers & Mailman
We’re skipping ahead to #3, as the library is closed today and we can’t complete #2 (which is “Donate new books to our beloved local library”). Number 2 is on the agenda for tomorrow. So, #3: “Bake...
View ArticleAct of Kindness #4: Donate Coats
This one was the easiest of all of our acts of kindness. We didn’t have to do any shopping, or cooking, or planning at all. We just looked in the closet, picked out the coats that P and I seldom wear,...
View ArticleAct of Kindness #5: Gifts and Cards for our Day Care Providers
And here we are at #5, but last is certainly not least. There are a lot of people involved in taking care of our children. Maybe it’s just our day care center (possible), maybe we acknowledge too many...
View ArticleIn Lieu of Birthday Gifts…Charity Jammies
If you recall, I posted in November about trying to rein in the extreme amount of Christmas gifts my kids get. P’s birthday is in July, so we previously had a ton of time between the Christmas reining...
View ArticleGhetto Crafting Valentines
Oh, Valentine’s Day. The first holiday of the year that celebrates every child’s individuality by making sure they are all treated completely equally via mass distribution of valentines at school....
View ArticleOur Valentine’s Day Tradition: Piglet Feast
This is RealDad and my 10th Valentine’s Day together. Somewhere around our second or third, we accidentally started our holiday tradition: we have dinner at a diner. It became our tradition when we...
View Article45 No Candy Easter Basket Ideas
I’m not on board with filling Easter baskets with candy. Shocker, I know. I have two reasons for this: 1. I just can’t give little kids candy unless it’s Halloween. They get too much sugar already,...
View ArticleRealMomofNJ’s Top 5 (OK, 6) Mother’s Day Gifts
All of a sudden, everything on Pinterest is about Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day gifts, crafts, ideas, brags, etc. So, uh, yeah. Mother’s Day is coming. RealDad is a last-minute shopper, so I try to throw...
View ArticleBooks That Make Moms Look Good
Anyone noticed how mothers in children’s books (and movies) don’t always come off well? They’re evil queens, witches, or horrible stepmothers, or they’re inflexible, strict, and sometimes, downright...
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