Single-Handed Single Parenting

Posted by Kate on Nov 16, 2010 in Passably Parenting | 0 comments Apparently I can’t juggle blenders. Don’t ask me how I did it.  I don’t know.  I obviously wasn’t thinking.  I obviously wasn’t paying attention.  I don’t know exactly HOW it happened but it’s been almost a week of some intense ow! So, I cut my finger and ended up with 16 stitches.  Mike was out of town, the kids were at a friend’s house and...
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letting go

Posted by Kate on Apr 30, 2010 in Acceptance, Ketilave, Passably Parenting | 0 comments One of the most common things I hear from people is how they could never do what I do.  They have control issues and knew/know they can only handle 1/2/3 kids etc.  I always say one  kid is hard when you have one, two when you have two, three – three, and so on.  Parenting is hard and that is not based on number of kids.  Not to mention you can’t predict the kind of personality...
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true confessions – part 1 – am I inadequate?

Posted by Kate on Apr 30, 2010 in Acceptance, Ketilave, Mommyhood, Passably Parenting | 4 comments I am terrified of not doing a good job as a mom.  The biggest issues I have are actually with other people.  I am completely self conscious. Things I have said or done wrong in the past still haunt me today.  I TOTALLY care what people think of me.  It eats me up.  And yes I do care if people like me but I know not everyone will like me just like I don’t like everyone.  But, I hate...
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I hate the gym

Posted by Kate on Apr 26, 2010 in Acceptance, body image, mom | 0 comments I hate the gym but I go pretty regularly.  5 kids did some ugly things to my body and it bothers me.  (Stretch eludes to elasticity and I guarantee there is no elasticity to my stretch marks).  The thing is I don’t sit on my butt all day.  Most moms I know don’t have that luxury.  I mean if we moms sit down it’s because we have to PEE!  BAD!  I chase kids, I walk to the...
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Together as ONE

Posted by Kate on Apr 23, 2010 in mom, Passably Parenting | 0 comments Money issues, solo parenting, frustration with my own life have made me a bit of a nightmare lately.  As a mom my mood has completely impacted the rest of the house.  My kids are really being horrid to each other and that adds another level of fatigue.  The Bigs are not acting very big and the Littles are driving everyone batty (3yo either says NO to everything or cries and 21mo is into...
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