When I was first getting a divorce, it was both of our intention that things be as friendly as possible. And at first, we were. We were polite and cordial to each other, having read all the books that said the same thing over and over: DO NOT BADMOUTH THE OTHER PARENT TO THE KIDS. Even the courts have a standardized speech that is given at the beginning of the session where the judge talks about parents who are wasting their time and money and the courts time over petty bullcrap that really results in hurt feelings that each party wants vindicated through stuff. And the only people getting hurt? The children. We were adamant that this would not be us.
Archive for June, 2009
When Co-Parenting Works
Posted in Co-Parenting on June 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
When Co-Parenting Fails
Posted in Co-Parenting on June 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I have a friend who has a 4 year old that was the product of a fling gone wrong. Upon finding out that she was pregnant she realized that he would not be a good father for her daughter, but that she wanted to go through with the pregnancy. She gave him the option of stepping out of her life, and never having to support this child one bit. In return, he was to agree to stay out of her child’s life as well. He took the offer and ran.
Videogames
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged videogames on June 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My name is Crissi, and I am the mother of a video game junkie.
What would you do with a million dollars?
Posted in Adventures in Single Parent Dating on June 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“What would you do with a million dollars?” he asked. We were playing the dream game, one of our favorites since we knew it was never going to happen. But it was still fun to play, nonetheless.
The Lying Blogger
Posted in Uncategorized on June 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
About 7 years ago I was pregnant with my third child. And like most pregnant women, the pregnancy was all I could think about. I belonged to an online forum of women who were due around the same time as me, and through the months we became like family. We knew about each other’s personal lives, offered each other advice, and supported each other emotionally through good times and bad.
Baby Faces Contest Winner!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At the beginning of May, SantaRosaMom.com began a contest looking for the cutest baby photo. The prize was a MacLaren Quest Sport Stroller from My Baby News on Santa Rosa Ave. There were a lot of really cute photos submitted. There were so many cute baby faces that we wondered if it was even possible to choose just one….
The Beginning of Friendship
Posted in Uncategorized on June 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I felt bad for her, but more than that, I felt really, really glad I wasn’t her. She would be known as the girl who peed in the bus for several weeks after that. And I would avoid her for the rest of the year to save myself from that shame.
Challenge: Dirt vs Zout
Posted in Uncategorized on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When we were kids, my mom swore by the product Zout (about $4.79). She kept a bottle of it on the washer in the garage and a bottle of it in the kitchen under the sink, making sure it was at her disposal whenever a stain crisis occurred. And with three active girls, you can imagine we went through those bottles quick. I always like the smell of Zout, it has a really pleasant odor. And as far as I could tell it got the stains out pretty good. But I didn’t test it against other stain removers, so I really wasn’t sure how well it worked.
Golf Balls, 8 Year Olds, and Dual Pane Windows.
Posted in Kid Issues, tagged WC Mom stories on June 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
There is a lesson in every moment with your child. There’s the lesson that milky cheerios will stick to the wall like superglue if not cleaned up immediately. There’s the lesson that if you don’t spell out chores for your child, they will not come up with the idea to clean by themselves. There’s the lesson that new jeans will have holes in the knees in two week’s time, and sooner if they are not on sale. And on that note, cheap shoes are more expensive in the long run as they will need to be replaced every three months. There’s the lesson that the dinners that take the longest to make will be picked at by your kid before you finally allow them to feed it to the dog. And there’s the lesson that whenever you are running late to get out the door, that is when your child will need to go to the bathroom…..the second kind.
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