Over at MomLogic, I read about a trend I hadn’t heard of before. It’s called “21 at 21″ and you can probably guess what it’s all about – drinking 21 alcoholic beverages to celebrate turning 21.
What a thought.
Where I live, the legal drinking age is 18 but that’s still pretty scary, the thought of celebrating it with 18 drinks. It’s the perfect set-up for alcohol poisoning.
I used to drink a lot when I was younger. I still enjoy a few glasses of wine or a good beer, but at my age (33) I can’t drink like I …read more

Over on Weary Parent, Char asked the question What did your kids do right this week?
Sometimes it’s easy to deal with the hard parts of parenting, like whether our kids listen or behave or throw tantrums. I’m a firm believer in praising my kids when they do something wonderful but it can be easy to slip into a habit of nagging them. Thus, here is one thing each of my kids did right this week.
My oldest is not fond of sharing with her sister. She’ll share at school and she’ll share with her friends, but sometimes it’s …read more

Over at the Parent Bloggers Network there’s a great blog blast going on and if you’re a mother you will be amazed at how well you relate to what is being discussed over there.
They’ve asked blogging moms to share the most idiotic and annoying question you were asked either while pregnant or as a new mother. If you have a blog yourself you can also participate (and you may win a random drawing – they’re giving away two prize packages of one book and one iPod shuffle!), or you can just read the entries from other participants. Let …read more

Now that the boycott is over, I wanted to share with you my experience with babywearing. Well, um, I love it!
I wore all of my kids until they were about a year, non-stop, and then after that we gradually lessened it, just because they got heavy, and by two I was mostly done. However, I treasure those days being so very close to my babies and having both hands free to pat their back and squeeze their little toes. There is something so special about nuzzling your baby’s head, and wearing a sling, for me, made it …read more

Elana Centor says working moms aren’t talking about the Great Places To Work List. Apparently, neither is anyone else.
So what’s up with all the silence? Is it because women don’t care? Do the believe the list is not relevant? Or, is it a more practical issue — working mothers simply don’t have time to weigh in on the significance, gains, surprises and trends listed in the top 100? (via BlogHer and Elana’s Blog)
I think it’s probably that 1-we don’t have time and 2-we really don’t care. It’s not like most of us can ever hope to work in one of …read more

In case you think that a mom has no time on her hands to do anything other than cook, clean and pick up after her kids, Christine of Mumspotting will prove you wrong. She not only does all the traditional mommy things, she also makes time to create beautiful paintings and illustrations. I am always in awe of anyone who has artistic inclinations (having none myself) and visiting Christine’s blog is always a happy undertaking, both for her entries about her daughters as well as her gorgeous art. Visit, and be inspired.

There are thousands and thousands of great blogs written by both moms and dads out there on the Net, so a category devoted to the regular plugging of them is, I feel, necessary. And what better way to kick things off than by swinging the spotlight onto A Letter to My Children, written by Lisa, a visually disabled woman and mother of twins Aaron and Naim.
The blog chronicles her adventures in parenting, her frustrations with the American health system as a disabled person living and caring for another disabled person, and also her hopes and dreams for her sons. …read more