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The Canvas Bag Battle
I walked into the store not wanting to spend an arm and a leg. The week before, I was eying beautiful purses ranging in colors like pink, yellow, and bright blue. I would look at the price and see that even though they’re affordable, I knew they weren't functional for my stage of life. Or it would be the opposite, maybe I loved a bag but the price would be too much. My first diaper bag was a 40-dollar bag from Target. It looked beautiful with many pockets. Yeah… it lasted about a year. Then the pockets ripped open and as my baby got older into toddlerhood, she needed less of the diaper bag. However, I still I needed a bag that would fit a diaper, deodorant, coloring crayons, a board book, and my planner without being extremely bulky. Oh! I also needed it to be comfortable to carry, like a crossbody bag. Pretty much an impossible goal. I needed it to last. I was at my wits end switching purses, having receipts, and diapers fall out.
By Mariam Tocco5 years ago in Families
The Mean Mom
With the holiday season approaching, many parents are trying to figure out how to make this year a success amongst the chaos that we are all experiencing. For me, this means trying to teach my daughter how to be a decent human being, in her eyes being a thief with grand larceny on her school record is a non punishable offense. Mind you, she is in 3rd grade. All the while, my son is just now getting over his tantrums and stopped cussing in school which is amazing, this one is 5 years old.
By Michelle Holden5 years ago in Families
My Personal Hell
I do not presume to know the stories of any of the other 200,000+ families that have lost a loved one to Coronavirus. Nor do I intend to depreciate their feelings or sentiments. I do, however, sympathize with each and every one of you. We have gone through hell. And this one is mine.
By Kimberly Ann Tougas5 years ago in Families
The Battling Sisters
The Battling Sisters If memory serves me right, there were eight of them. Ms. Katherine had eight children, six boys and two girls. For the most part they were a relatively quiet family. They never bothered anyone; they mostly came and went about their business. I lived right below them for fifteen years and they never made much noise, yes they were a quiet family. They didn’t have much as far a material items may go, but they loved each other and to be honest, especially today, that is more valuable than any material or monetary wealth. Oh, my apologies, I was talking about Ms. Katherine’s eight children, sometimes I get easily throwed off mid-sentence, if I do it again, please don’t be ashamed to redirect me.
By Veronica Thompson5 years ago in Families
Mommy Duties
Imagine being in a deep sleep enjoying a nice dream, when you hear little feet coming up the hallway. My youngest whispered at the end of the couch (oh I’ll tell you why I’m on the couch versus my bed in a minute) “I peed on the floor”. In a haze from just waking up I ask her to repeat that one more time she said, “I peed on the floor”. I got up to walk down the hallway feeling wetness beneath my feet to come to a bathroom that looked like someone left a faucet running all night and the sink overflowed onto the floor but at this point I wasn’t that lucky because it was pee. I’m standing there at 3 in the morning staring at the kids bathroom covered in pee and baby powder and one little girl standing there smiling up at me (at this point she’s happy with herself that she didn’t pee in her bed). Oh did I forget to mention we are newly potty trained (minus #2 she will not sit on a toilet quite yet for that one)! Anyways back to the bathroom. I notice toilet paper in different spots now I know she tried to clean it up herself and by doing so she tracked little pee covered foot prints up the hallway. I just smile at her and proceeded to get a towel to start cleaning the mess up. Now I head to the kitchen to make some mop water so that I can mop the bathroom/hallway and start to run a warm bath for some little girl. Now I’m staring at the clock knowing my alarm will be going off here soon to start getting ready for the day. I get the bathroom and hallway mopped. Now at this time everyone is sleeping still it’s just me and Melle up. I come down the hallway from putting the mop up so I can bathe the littlest and I see my husband hugging her in the hallway. He asked, “everything okay what’s wrong” I just told him what happened and he went back to the room. Short time later all I hear is his snoring while I’m now bathing Melle. I think must be nice. I get her bathed and decide to go ahead and dress her for the day. It’s a cold day in Texas so sweatpants and t-shirt it is. Get her all snuggled up in her bed with Pringles, chocolate milk, and Kickboxer on her TV (yes that is her favorite movie). Come back to the laundry room because now I’m going to start a load of laundry and clean the towels that are covered in pee. Sat back on the couch turned on the ID channel because at this point my alarm will go off in thirty minutes so what’s the point in going back to sleep. Yes! If you kept up this started at 3am and we are now thirty minutes away from my alarm going off which it goes off at 4:45. This is how my Wednesday started off!! How did yours start?
By Danielle Marie5 years ago in Families
Ten Pin Bowling
This is a true story (starts next paragraph) based on an event in my life that I unfortunately had to endure thanks to my own stupidity. The moral of this story is if you’re struggling to get into a pair of pants, maybe it’s time to reconsider those pants. I love muffins as much as the next guy but that is no need to mudding top like your life depends on it. I also just want to add that if you desire to be in a situation I was in in this story please ignore this advice and continue on your way. Otherwise please enjoy this story as I wrote it from my heart, I call it a memory I’ll never forget but ten pin bowling felt more appropriate, Thank you.
By Laura Pitt5 years ago in Families
