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The Troubles & Worries of a Stay-at-Home Mom

Posted by The Stir Bloggers
on May 23, 2012 at 10:43 AM
A Mom's Life, Uncensored

Melissa Ford is a blogger who people love for her honesty above all. Her blog Stirrup Queens gets a lot of traffic and it's easy to see why.

As one fan says: "She's funny and is honest about the struggle with infertility in a relatable way. She makes it less of a taboo." Thank goodness there are bloggers like her. Here is her post in honor of Mother's Day:


We were driving to a friend’s house when my daughter suggested that we move to the beach much in the same tone she uses to suggest that we have pizza for dinner or watch the Muppet Show before bed. Low-impact decisions.

I explained about house sales and finding a new school and new doctors and new friends in this new location, and finally, she agreed that maybe it wasn’t very realistic. Especially because Josh’s job was back here in the city, three hours away.

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Toddler OMG

Are 3-Year-Old Mean Girls Proof Women Are Born Wicked?

Posted by Ericka Sóuter
on May 16, 2012 at 4:16 PM

girl alone Much like death and taxes, mean girls are a fact of life. Still, I was shocked to learn that even toddlers aren't immune to the torture.

While having coffee with another mom from my son's pre-school class, I learned that her daughter had already been ganged up on by other girls in the group. At 3 years old, I wondered how bad could it be? They don't want to share crayons or play tag with her at gym? The answer was infinitely worse.

She was told that she wasn't pretty and that they didn't like her. Ouch! I couldn't believe at age 3, these girls already knew how to hit where it hurts.

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Toddler Awww!

3-Year-Old Sings 'Good Girl' Like She's Had a Lifetime of Heartbreak (VIDEO)

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on May 9, 2012 at 12:43 PM

3 year old niece singYou know that friend you have with the boyfriend who treats her like dirt?

Of course she never listens to your advice, but this 3-year-old girl would straighten her out in no time flat.

Just watch the way she sings along to "Good Girl" by Carrie Underwood:

He's no good, girl/Why can't you see?

He'll take your heart and break it/Listen to me, yeah!

We're listening, we're listening!

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Toddler LOL

2-Year-Old's R-Rated Pronunciation of 'Vacuum' Is Cute Not Crass (VIDEO)

Posted by Janelle Harris
on May 6, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Foul languageAww. Isn’t it just adorable when kids try to say one thing and end up saying something completely different? Every mama has some embarrassing story to hold on to and conveniently relive when their babies turn into teenagers. But the parents of this sassy little two-year-old are going to have a really juicy one—and they were kind enough to share it with the rest of us to giggle and gasp at.

It only sounds like the little girl has gotten a jump start on a phrase that will ultimately come in handy in traffic and bad breakups. In the meantime, she’s only innocently trying to pronounce “vacuum.” Honest.

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Big Kid Mom Moment

Do Our Children REALLY Feel Our Love?

Posted by The Stir Bloggers
on May 4, 2012 at 10:56 AM
A Mom's Life, Uncensored

Kelli Nelson is a mom who isn't afraid to talk about her feelings in her blog The Sweetness of Life. And we love her for it.

Who could resist a blogger who can make us both laugh and cry? Been there! Here is her blog below:

Do you ever wonder if your children feel your love? I mean really feel it. Often when I look at one of mine, I wonder if they can feel the swell of my heart at that moment.

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Big Kid LOL

Adorable Hate Letters From a Ticked Off 7-Year-Old

Posted by Cynthia Dermody
on May 1, 2012 at 11:06 AM

kids hate letters

My 7-year-old daughter frequently disagrees with my parenting decisions and prefers to express her frustration through the written word rather than verbally.

Here is part of my growing collection of "hate mail" from my darling daughter to her horrible parents. Notice her excellent handwriting skills! (She still spells many words phonetically, so translations are included.)

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Teen Say What!?

Girl Banned From Prom For Wearing 'Cool' Confederate Flag Dress (VIDEO)

Posted by Deborah Cruz
on Apr 27, 2012 at 8:19 PM

confederate flag prom dressTexanna Edwards, a senior at Gibson County High School in Dyer, Tennessee, took “inappropriate prom dress” to the next level when she showed up at her prom wearing a prom dress with a Confederate flag design along with a rebel flag necklace.

I don’t really agree with censoring people’s clothing, as it’s an extension of their freedom of speech. (Thank God we live in a country where they have choices). But should teen girls be dressing provocatively, especially on a night when teen hormones are known for being heightened?

And now, it appears, we have to worry not only about our girls being dressed too provocatively but whether or not their prom dress is making some kind of political statement -- one that they might  be not old enough to understand.

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Big Kid Eye Roll

The Wanted Is Betraying Unsuspecting Parents with Their Song’s Double Meaning

Posted by Janelle Harris
on Apr 27, 2012 at 8:12 PM

The WantedEven though Girl Child is 13 and, in some parents’ purview, too old for my iron-fisted censorship, I still keep an ear out for the stuff she’s listening to. There is just something blood-curdling about hearing your barely teenage daughter prancing around the house obliviously belting out the lyrics to Rihanna’s “Rude Boy”: “Come here, rude boy, boy; can you get it up?/Come here rude boy, boy; is you big enough?” No ma’am, no sir. Not on my watch.

Still, even with being on my toes for subliminal messages and overt sexuality, one occasionally slips past me, like The Wanted’s “Glad You Came,” which I would never have suspected is really about… orgasms?! At least that’s what one member of the band has strongly suggested. And I’ve been letting my daughter sing along whenever it comes on the radio which, if you listen to any given pop station, is like 30-50 times a day, no lie.

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Big Kid Rant

My Daughter Is Celebrating National Princess Week -- So There!

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on Apr 24, 2012 at 4:27 PM

princessFasten on your tiaras, y'all, it is National Princess Week! Now, I know what you're thinking. Do we really need a National Princess Week?

Well, let me ask you something. Do we really need a National Grilled Cheese Month? Because we have one, and we are in the midst of it folks. So why not a princess week? As the left-leaning, progressive mother of a 6-year-old girl, I will be celebrating with her! And you're never going to guess who agrees with me.

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Big Kid Love & Learn

Dad Captures 12 Years of Daughter's Life in Less Than 3 Minutes (VIDEO)

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Apr 23, 2012 at 1:13 PM

LotteWe know it; we hear it all the time; but in the midst of the daily grind, temper tantrums, and tried days, it's hard to remember just how quickly our children grow sometimes. So I always love the reminders that come along and stop me in my tracks and make me pause and try to take a breath and soak it all in. Actually, I both love and hate them, because they also make me desperately sad about the fleeting time we have with our children.

One dad captured beautifully the transformation over the years of his daughter, Lotte (adorable name and girl btw), through a series of videos. Posted on Vimeo, he said he filmed his daughter every week for 12 years. The result is amazing.

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