Stay at Home Mom Archive

  • Alright…so this is why I do it.

    Alright…so this is why I do it.

    In case you’ve been following my blog you’ve probably heard me whine a little (okay, a whole lot) about my unpaid stay-at-home mom job.   To quickly recap:  I love my kids and feel grateful that I get to be home with them…but I sometimes question whether I had a lapse in sanity when I made [...]

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  • How Much Freedom Should We Give our Kids?

    How Much Freedom Should We Give our Kids?

    I remember it was a warm and sunny summer day with just enough clouds to make it as pretty as a postcard.  I was perched on the back of a neighbor kid’s motorcycle whipping around his property without a care in the world.  The wind was rushing through my hair adding a cool reprieve to [...]

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  • Punishing your kid…with your other kid.

    Punishing your kid…with your other kid.

    Okay, I need to ask a question.  Do you have kids?  Do they, at times, annoy the hell out of you?  Do you, at times, need ways to keep them busy so you can actually get something done with your day?  If you’ve answered “yes” to any of the aforementioned questions then ponder this next question for me [...]

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  • What in the Hell was I Thinking? SAHM Woes…

    What in the Hell was I Thinking? SAHM Woes…

    Well, you asked for it so here it is. A glimpse inside my brain…an understanding of my soul…a glance into my psyche…Okay, so you really didn’t ask but I feel a need to talk about it so just deal with it! As I explained in my first entry, I am a stay-at-home mom. (AKA: stay-at-home [...]

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  • Welcome to thesuburbanlife.com!

    Welcome to thesuburbanlife.com!

    Okay, so here it is. The “Here I Am”.  The “Get to Know Me”.  The “Who in the Hell Do I Think I Am That Anyone Would Want to Read About Me?”  My very first entry!  I am a thirty-something mother of two kids and a happily married woman of 9 years.  I have a [...]

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