Besides the obvious stir-crazy aspect of being stuck at home 24/7, the worst part of COVID-19 for us has (thankfully) been combating internal anxiety of not running out of food. While I’d like to say that running Mindless Mom is my full-time job (outside of being an ACTUAL mom), the reality is that I really […]
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Today, the crazy came out. I’d say I wasn’t proud of it, but the sad truth is that this is just who I am and maybe it takes experiences like this one for me to finally come to terms with it. ** Disclaimer: article may include affiliate links, which do not affect the price you
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Once a week, my daughter goes to Italian school. But lately, it’s been an uphill battle even getting her into the car. It wasn’t always like this. We once went to class with a smile on our face, jabbering the whole car ride about all the fun things we would do with our new friends.
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When my daughter was 6 months old, we found out she was allergic to eggs. We had done everything modern research told us to do – we introduced all of the major allergens as her first foods, waited three days between everything she tried, and yet we still managed to end up in the ER
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My daughter’s first language is Italian. You read that correctly. While that might not initially surprise you, let me explain why it should: I was born in New York (not Italy). My husband was born in New Jersey (also not Italy). Both of us exclusively spoke English for most of our lives. So what exactly
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Brushing my daughter’s teeth is, for the most part, my husband’s job. He takes far better care of his teeth than I do mine, so it seemed like a good idea to task him with something like this. ** Disclaimer: article may include affiliate links, which do not affect the price you pay. ** One
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Today, I reached the pinnacle of mindlessness. It started off like any other day – I decided to bring B to the library by bus. It takes real effort to miss it because this bus stops directly in front of our house, and yet we still had to run after it, waving our arms like
