How to Boost Your Son in a Public Restroom

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Pee Week continues at TheMommyhood.com with a tip for boosting your son in a public restroom. If you have a little boy who stands up to pee, but isn’t quite tall enough to pee in a public restroom without his little wiener touching the toilet seat (GAG!), here’s how to give him a boost! Stand […]

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Why You Should Ask To Pee In a Cup

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Well, it’s Pee Week here at TheMommyhood.com. What is Pee Week, you say? And why on earth would I want to read that? Because it might help you. Or maybe it will make you laugh (or cringe). Let’s start with why you should ask to pee in a cup at your annual gynecological visits. About […]

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Tips for Easy Gardening with Your Kids

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So, it’s gorgeous outside in Tennessee. It’s the time of year when I start to think about outdoor projects. And since one of my kids’ favorite passtimes is digging for worms in the mulch I thought why not get a little garden going. But then I remembered that I am lazy strategic. So I needed to […]

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The World’s Largest Slinky

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Charlie! What are you doing?!?! That’s dangerous!….Okay, that’s pretty funny. Don’t move while I get my camera. Behold, the world’s largest slinky!!!!!

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Once Around: Roller-Skating Then and Now

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It’s Spring Break and my husband took the afternoon off so we could do something as a family. We went roller-skating. Molly is 6 and Charlie is 3. It’s been decades since I’ve been skating, but two steps into the rink and it all came back to me. I remember being extra aware of teenage boys […]

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Kindergarten This Year or Next?

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It’s Kindergarten round-up time, and Moms of four and five-year-olds everywhere are contemplating whether or not to send their child to Kindergarten or wait until next year. I’m writing to you as a mom who has already been through it. This decision was a really big deal for me, because I was so afraid we […]

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Learning Websites for Elementary School Kids

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Here are some great learning websites for kids. Okay, so my daughter showed me another site they are using in school to learn. It’s called Spellingcity.com. In addition to online spelling and vocabulary quizzes, it has several games including “hang mouse” and word searches. She loves it. And her elementary school teachers put the vocabulary […]

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Before and After Chairs

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My friend, Victoria got this chair for free and had it recovered. I love a before and after, so I asked for some pictures. Before… …and after. Gorgeous, huh? And my other friend, Melissa got these cute chairs for $20 each at a yard sale. Her husband (who had never reupholstered anything) did them. The […]

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My Candy Confession

By on in Um, who am I again?

Is it me, or does nearly every holiday have a monstrous candy component designed to make our thighs rub together when we walk? Well, my candy food addictions change with the seasons. And it’s Easter-time, so my addiction to Russell Stovers cream eggs has risen. You know the individually wrapped ones that are either strawberry (salivating) or […]

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Is Consigning Worth It to You?

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I’m sitting here looking at a pile of clothes and toys and trying to muster the will to tag it for consignment. It always takes a long time and I’m just not sure it’s worth it. If I am lucky, I will make $100. But how long will I spend tagging to get that $100, […]

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