Happy Halloween!

Love, from Baby E

Depends On Whom You Ask

The Mom:    "We need to leave in about 5 minutes. Is your bed made?"

15 yr old Angsty Son:    "Yup."

The Mom:    "Pleeeeeeeeese, oh, please, don't say "yup." You sound like a baby coyote. Say, "Yes, Mom."

15 yr old Angsty Son:     "Yup. I'm kidding! Yes, Mom."

The Mom:      "So. The bed is made. Your bed is made."

15 yr old Angsty Son:     "Yup."

The Mom:      ".........audible extended puffy sigh............"

The Mom:     "So. If I go upstairs now, to your room, and look at your bed, it'll be made. Is that right?"

15 yr old Angsty son:      "Yup."

The Mom:     "................second audible extended puffy sigh.........."

The Mom:      "Okay, then, let's go take a  look."

15 yr old Angsty Son:     "I told you. It's made."

The Mom:    "Then this'll be good, right? Let's go look at your made bed together."

15 yr old Angsty Son:    "It's made. I know what a made bed  looks like. I don't have to go see what a made bed looks like. Maybe you need to go see what a made bed looks like...I don't. Especially when I'm the one who made it."

Baby E:     "Ooooohhhhooooo!....owned!" 

15 yr old Angsty Son:    "High 5, baby bro..."

The Mom:     "No. Don't encourage that, Baby E. You go finish breakfast, I'm talking to Alec."

The Mom:      "Alright then, Bedmaker Man.  I'll go up and look, and if it's not made, you will make it before school, got it?"

15 yr old Angsty Son:     "You said to make the bed,  You asked if I made the bed. I made it." 

The Mom:    "I'm going up now. To look at your made bed. And if it's not made..."

15 yr old Angsty Son:    "It.is.made.Mom."

The Mom:    "Going up now. Up the stairs. Last chance. I'm on my way. I hope you're not late because you have to make your..............  ALEXANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!"



Perfectly Made Bed

15 yr old Angsty Son:     "You asked if it was made, you didn't ask if it was Perfectly Made."

Life Without Pink

Gender disappointment. There's even a name for it. It's when a small corner of you is wistful for a daughter, or son, that you didn't have.

How many parents harbor a smidgeon of this wish? 3 out of 4, according to a survey I came across.

Today, I guest post at LifeWithoutPink, and discuss gender disappointment. Do you have it, have you gotten over it? Are you at peace with your life now?

I'd like to know what you think.  I hope you'll stop over at LifeWithoutPink, and let us know if you are among the  3 out of 4, that did yearn for a son or a daughter. And if you did, how did you resolve that wish? Or haven't you?

Thank you!  If you don't know Tina yet, you'll enjoy meeting her. She has a blog that always has something happening. I call her "the party house." Because that's what it is...contests, guest posts, features, projects, you'll never feel lonely knowing Tina. If you're new to blogging, LifeWithoutPink offers you so many ways to get involved and quickly meet others.  She has the nicest readers, too.

I hope to see you there.

I know you'll be happy to get to know Tina.

Thank You, Vodka Mom

Thank you, VodkaMom, for this highly hilarious video from YDA, Young Director's Awards.

Worth your time (52 seconds), and hoping you don't have one of these at home....Happy Friday Funny!

Taming Insanity, You Say? Why, Yes! Yes Yes!

I am a mother to all boys, 3 of them. Today, at Taming Insanity,  I guest post on Being A Mother To All Boys, and what that is truly like in a world where marketing and babyhood is all girls, girls, girls.

I have loved KLZ's  writing since first meeting her when she guest posted at Organic Motherhood with Cool Whip...and it's been stars in my eyes since.

I hope you stop over, especially if you are a young mom to a son or sons, and wonder if you've missed out on something special. Honestly, we all question that, I believe.