Stay at home motherhood – Page 2 – Random SAHM Thoughts

My Version of Nosy Neighbor Entertainment (keeping tabs on the strays)

If you recall from an earlier post, my trailer is located in a relatively private spot of the neighborhood. I couldn’t sneakily spy on my neighbors if I wanted to, so it’s a good thing I don’t want to. The stray/outdoor cats that roam around are enough of a distraction for this stay at homeContinue reading “My Version of Nosy Neighbor Entertainment (keeping tabs on the strays)”

This Mom is Not Okay (a venting session about 2020-induced stress)

So yeah, doubt and guilt are part and parcel of being a parent, but man, 2020 just keeps making everything worse! Being a stay at home mom has its unique challenges anyway, and I’d be lying if I said I never missed the scheduled distraction a job could give me right now… not to mentionContinue reading “This Mom is Not Okay (a venting session about 2020-induced stress)”

Play It Again, Mom – We’re in That Phase Now

So I’ve been indoctrinating my almost 3-year old with my favorite cartoons a while now and I’ve experienced a wide variety of feelings throughout the process. Disappointment when she’s not interested, irrational pride as though I wrote the movie when she loves one, very real pride when she empathizes with the characters, and a fewContinue reading “Play It Again, Mom – We’re in That Phase Now”

I Miss Having a Dishwasher

But Almost Don’t… I didn’t have a dishwasher growing up. According to my dad we actually had 2: me and my sister. Ha ha haaa… Like many technology related goods and services, this tail-end Gen-Xer or first of the Millennials (I was born in 1980, so depending on the source defining it, I could belongContinue reading “I Miss Having a Dishwasher”

Reflecting on a Foundational Lesson from my Dad

Aren’t memories funny? Sometimes, vivid memories get preserved into little snapshots of time, and serve as a reference point to compare new situations or lessons to which only strengthen that foundational memory. Context of why that moment happened and what followed the moment may be lost. Significance of the moment may be small and quiteContinue reading “Reflecting on a Foundational Lesson from my Dad”

My Toddler TV

I admit to letting my toddler watch TV. To the parents (like my sister) that manage to shield their little ones, I am awestruck and have a deep respect for them. I don’t know how they pull it off. In online college, I have to be able to devote real brain power to my studiesContinue reading “My Toddler TV”

My stay at home mom life doesn’t match the the ideal.

There are a bajillion mommy blogs out there, all full of well meaning advice and anecdotes, but what most of them have in common is they mainly present the ideal, then offer the trials, oopsies, and more controversial stances as little side offerings to the “nobody’s perfect” creed. But common, nobody is perfect, we’re allContinue reading “My stay at home mom life doesn’t match the the ideal.”