February 16th, 2010 
eL. 
It’s Family Week at Your Crazy Mom and I invited one of my favorite writers to guest blog about her life as a Crazy Mom. Everyone, meet my dear friend Ashley. Make her feel welcome and be sure to bookmark her blog Because I Can.
“Your daughter”.
Anytime my husband refers to one of our children in [...]
Posted in Families, Featured, Raising Girls 
Tags: because I can, crazy family moments, crazy moms, family, Raising Girls, your daughter 
1 Comment » February 15th, 2010 eL. 
Early Valentine’s morning, I awoke to the movement of my covers and a warm body sliding in next to mine. “I’m sleepy, Mama,” my four year old son whispered as he rested his head on my pillow and sandwiched his stuffed puppy between us. I pulled the comforter up to his chin and kissed his [...]
Posted in Families, Featured, Single Moms Tags: Families, single mom, single parent, valentine's day with kids 5 Comments » February 12th, 2010 eL. 
Yesterday, I allowed my daughter to ride the school bus home for the very first time. She has been begging me since her first day of Kindergarten and against my every instinct as a mother, I relented. My boyfriend thinks I’m being overprotective and I’m not sure why. I only had two meetings with her [...]
February 11th, 2010 eL. 
Recently, I decided to finally loosen the purse strings and buy my son his first “big boy bed.” Not only were his feet beginning to get stuck in the footboard slats, but I also believe he was the only four year old still sleeping in a crib. Quickly, my son noticed that his twin size [...]
Posted in Featured, Raising Boys, Single Moms Tags: beds, big boy bed, boys, man of the house, Raising Boys, single mom 2 Comments » February 10th, 2010 eL. 
Yesterday, I admitted that I was mortified when I found out that my firstborn was going to be a girl. I wanted a boy. Somehow, I had convinced myself that raising a son would far easier than a daughter. Boys aren’t emotional and hormonal. They don’t spend hours in the bathroom. They don’t give a [...]
Posted in Comedic Relief, Featured, Raising Boys Tags: cat door, parenting advice, parenting boys, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, teaching children 4 Comments »
