This month on Mama Said, Sarah and I are talking about our struggles with insomnia . . . what we’ve tried, what works, and what doesn’t: We also talk about medical marijuana, which has been suggested to both of us but we’re ambivalent about: Have you ever struggled with insomnia? How did you cope? And would you ever consider medical marijuana? . . .
what i want you to know…marriage troubles
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by an Aria. I'm not much of a writer. Never really have been. I'm also (probably) very very bad with grammar. It is what has stopped me so many times from writing and sending anything to Rage . . .
What I want you to know about parenting a preemie
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Lindsay. What I want you to know is that having a preemie is really, really scary. When I was little, I had a Cabbage Patch Kid that was a “preemie.” His name was Christopher and he was chubby . . .
What I want you to know about losing a job to become a foster parent
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Dragon Mama. .Have you ever just known that you didn't like something without ever trying it? Of course you have, otherwise you would still be in junior college taking "Intro into ____" classes to . . .
Mark’s 40th birthday
Last weekend we celebrated Mark’s 40th birthday. 40! Man, that feels weird to say. Every year we spend Mark’s birthday out in the desert with some friends. We’ve been doing this since before we had kids and its such a fun tradition – and now our kids look forward to it as much as the adults. “Things being on fire” seemed to be the theme of the weekend. There was a huge wildfire on our way out. And read on . . . there was more fire excitement at the resort. The kids think the luggage cart is a . . .
Questions of eternal significance: do you keep your nails painted?
Okay, today’s question is completely superfluous (hastag first world problems), but I want to know: do you keep your nails painted or rock them au naturale? Doing my nails has always been one of the grooming habits that totally confounds me. I have nails that grow very fast. I’m sure the grass is always greener and that many women would love nails that grow quickly, but I find it totally annoying. I would love to have short nails that I can just paint with a dark, funky color, but within a week . . .
What i want you to know about Seasonal Affective Disorder
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Faith. What I want you to know is that having SAD is not the same as being sad. I want you to know that having SAD is not just having a "down" day because of poor weather. I want you to know . . .
what i want you to know about discovering your husband is an alcoholic
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by anonymous reader. I grew up in a family where wine was a part of most dinners and celebrations. We all knew that my dad had a drinking problem but he was a quiet kind of drunk. Mostly he fell . . .
The mystery of the magical apple tree
When we first moved into our new house last fall, we noted that there were three fruit trees in the backyard: a lemon tree, an orange tree, and an apple tree. The previous owner, who lived here for many years, warned us that the apple tree did not produce edible fruit. She said that she had never known it to bear good fruit in all the years she’d been here – the apples were small and hard, and very sour. No one ever ate them. Of course, we decided to try them ourselves but we had to agree . . . . . .
that’s what SHE said: How slackers have a midlife crisis, black friends as buffers, the best Craigslist entry ever, and more . . .
Worst End Of Summer Mom Ever: A Sequel | Jen Hatmaker Sixteen hours a day for infinity days without the helpful scaffolding of school or clubs or teams has pushed me to the point where I recently told my children: “I’m so sorry. I see your mouths moving but all I can hear is BLAH BLAH BLAH. Your needs are probably real, but I am unable to attend to them at this time. If you cannot make a sandwich or solve this particular problem, whatever it is that your moving mouths are trying to . . .
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