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The Kids Are Alright

https://media.blubrry.com/theworkingmommysmanual/content.blubrry.com/theworkingmommysmanual/WMM_11_THEKIDSAREALRIGHT.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Kat and Nic had the hilarious, wonderful, and at times uncomfortable experience of interviewing and being interviewed by their two youngest kids. If you are looking for clues about what your kids might be thinking this is the podcast for you! Read more…

Signs that Sexism is Alive and Well–And Slightly Hilarious

I’m not in any danger of anyone calling me a prude. I laugh at inappropriate jokes, I am wildly sarcastic, and I have such thick skin it takes me a really long time to realize someone actually doesn’t like me (hard to believe but yes, I am not everyone’s cup of tea).  I bartended my […] Read more…

Our Kids Are Stressed Out, So What Are We Going to do About it?

My boys and I were hanging out at our friends house two weeks ago when tragedy hit.  We  had lost track of time (by “we” I mean me and by “lost-track” I mean I purposefully forgot to watch the clock – don’t judge) and weren’t going to be able to make it in time to see the […] Read more…

Supreme Court Sucker Punch

As parents we make the rules in our house: in bed by nine, no dessert until you’ve eaten your dinner, no hitting your brother with the wiffle ball bat – you know, the basics.  Because let’s face it, even on the best of days raising a family is managed chaos and craziness. Can you imagine […] Read more…

I Am A Working Mother. Viva La Revolucion!

How many pity parties have you had in the last week?  the last month?  By my count I’m up to about two full on “poor me” moments and about a half-dozen or so micro-moments.  Because it is hard!  No matter how funny and rewarding trying to raise a family and a maintain a career can be […] Read more…