http://www.realitymom.com/ Reality Mom en Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:33:00 GMT Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:33:00 GMT info@realitymom.com info@realitymom.com http://www.realitymom.com/images/bannerfans25002071.jpg http://www.realitymom.com/ http://www.realitymom.com/the-sweetest-gift/ It's after the fact but I waited until after Valentine's Day for a reason. I didn't want to spoil the surprise. Valentine's Day is so over rated really, a boon... http://www.realitymom.com/the-sweetest-gift/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/the-sweetest-gift/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:33:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/can-i-keep-him-part-2/ As I explained yesterday, my old Basset hound Keesha and I get along quite well together. She follows me around while the children are at school. We're both overweight, we... http://www.realitymom.com/can-i-keep-him-part-2/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/can-i-keep-him-part-2/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:33:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/children-and-pets/ Children and puppies (or kittens!) just seem to go together. At our house we are animal lovers. From the time Tallulah was a old enough to express her desire for... http://www.realitymom.com/children-and-pets/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/children-and-pets/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:42:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/mothering-our-mothers/ I've been gone for a while. And though I've been trying to get myself together to come back, it's been difficult. The story of where I have been is long... http://www.realitymom.com/mothering-our-mothers/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/mothering-our-mothers/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:09:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/security-blankets/ A friend of mine posted a two sentence status up date the struck terror in my soul. Quite simply it said, "Muh is missing. It is going to be a... http://www.realitymom.com/security-blankets/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/security-blankets/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:20:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/gotta-go/ There is an ad on the television that depicts adults in various stages of discomfort, frantically searching for the "necessary room". Obviously none of these people are parents of small... http://www.realitymom.com/gotta-go/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/gotta-go/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:43:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/real-moms-cant-get-sick/ If you're not a mom, you may wonder at that title. You may wonder because of course, moms are no less likely to get sick than the rest of the... http://www.realitymom.com/real-moms-cant-get-sick/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/real-moms-cant-get-sick/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:51:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/reality-mom-gets-a-break/ Everyone had something to do today. Tallulah went shopping with a friend, Gertrude went swimming with some friends at the lake and my husband went back to work after two... http://www.realitymom.com/reality-mom-gets-a-break/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/reality-mom-gets-a-break/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:10:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/things-mother-said/ When I was growing up there were things that I swore I would never say to my children. Most were things that my mother said to me. As I got... http://www.realitymom.com/things-mother-said/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/things-mother-said/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:34:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/holidays-and-kids/ Tomorrow is the 4th of July and like many families in the United States, my family will be celebrating by having a cook out, going to a parade and ending... http://www.realitymom.com/holidays-and-kids/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/holidays-and-kids/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:17:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/living-through-children/ There is a strange competition that goes on among some mothers. A kind of maternal bragging contest where they feel compelled to prove that their little blue eyed darling is... http://www.realitymom.com/living-through-children/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/living-through-children/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:07:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/old-woman/ Do you know the old woman who lived in a shoe? The one who whipped her children soundly and sent them to bed after a dinner of broth and no... http://www.realitymom.com/old-woman/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/old-woman/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/child-nutrition/ Before my daughter was born, I worried about eating properly to provide her with adequate nutrition. I hadn't eaten a healthy diet since I left my parents' home and moved... http://www.realitymom.com/child-nutrition/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/child-nutrition/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:01:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/fathers/ I know that Father's Day was yesterday but better late than never. I wanted to say a word about dads. Sometimes it seems that dads are not appreciated. On television... http://www.realitymom.com/fathers/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/fathers/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:08:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/play-it-again-mom/ We've read "Goodnight Moon" so many times in our house I find myself reciting at odd times. We were on a jag of watching "The Little Mermaid" but I am... http://www.realitymom.com/play-it-again-mom/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/play-it-again-mom/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:50:00 GMT