It looks like red wine may be replacing valium as Mommy’s Little Helper. ABC News reports on the secret lives of women who hide their drinking from their families. In the story Mom Kept Drinking Secret From Loved Ones, 43 year old Tina, a former professional turned stay at home mom, confesses that even though [...]
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What did I leave in my wake?
Posted by redheadlaw7 on April 30th, 2010
I know that I have asked myself this question over and over with respect to the damage I may have done to my kids by checking out for so long after my second pregnancy. I wonder if my oldest would be calmer and less aggressive, would my youngest be a gifted reader by now had [...]
When asked, "What is your name?"
Posted by redheadlaw7 on April 30th, 2010
…my two year old now responds, “Pinn-cess!” Oh shiii…
Notes from the darkside.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on April 29th, 2010
I’ve mentioned several times that I find it very difficult to write about my experiences with depression, not because I’m embarrassed or afraid but because I am in such a different place now mentally and emotionally. I can’t call up those feelings anymore, I can’t remember the pain. But to make this blog serve it’s [...]
Things I wish I would have done before my inlaws' visit.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on April 28th, 2010
1. Fill the medicine cabinet with pingpong balls. 2. Place notes in drawers thanking them for any organizational help they may provide. 3. Leave stickies on all adult items saying that they should only be used in case of an emergency. 4. Arrange random hairs on soap to see how many bars they will actually [...]
Am I spoiling my child…or her doll?
Posted by redheadlaw7 on April 28th, 2010
Well I just got back from my trip to Chicago. And seeing as how we have a nine year old daughter….a trip to Chicago means a trip to the American Girl store. And yes, it was a mere two weeks ago that I was commenting on whether or not children truly appreciate when we spend [...]
Seroquel maker settles.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on April 27th, 2010
National Public Radio reports today that Astra Zeneca has settled with the federal government for $520 million based on two suits alleging improper marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel, a drug that may be prescribed to postpartum moms either for mood disorders or for sleep. AstraZeneca pushed doctors to write Seroquel prescriptions for a host [...]
Her Bad Mother Blog
Posted by redheadlaw7 on April 27th, 2010
I just discovered the blog of a hilarious woman with whom I could definitely see myself playing “tequila pong” and swapping stories about the true identities of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. Today she discusses her breasts on what turns out to be Boobquake Day in a post entitled “Boobquake: The Reckoning.” I’m tempted [...]
If you bite it…you write it.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on April 26th, 2010
You have been an absolute stickler with your diet and you’re religiously going to the gym like you promised yourself you would. So why isn’t the scale budging? I think one of the most enlightening things any person who is trying to lose weight can do is write down every single crumb that goes into [...]
Depression does not discriminate.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on April 24th, 2010
I just had one of the most meaningful exchanges with a reader a few moments ago and surprisingly it wasn’t a woman or a mommy trying to “get their groove back.” It was a man. In fact it was a soldier. A big strong bodybuilding soldier. And what a sweet man, stopping by my bodyspace [...]
