Tales from the Mommy Track is my weekly blog on mommytracked.com about the daily life of a part-time working mom.
Sometimes it’s about work, sometimes it’s about kids, sometimes it’s about whatever’s on my mind.
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How do you tell your kids they aren't as talented as they think? Nobody wants to be the mom who kills her kid’s self confidence and dashes all of their dreams.
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Do you ever find yourself babying one child and pushing another to be more independent? One mom comes to the conclusion that it's time for some tough love and time to insist that her son act his age.
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I’ll admit, sometimes, I miss those days of knowing what it’s like to be a teenager; of being on in the inside instead of wondering what is going on in those crazy heads of theirs from the outside. Of feeling young and cool, and not old and lame.
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My daughter informed me the other day that she wants to be an interior designer when she grows up. This was news to me, because up until now she’s always wanted to be a singer, and possibly an actress or a fashion designer, but that last one is just because she likes to watch Project Runway.
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Does my nine-year-old daughter really "need" a cell phone? I mean, who is she calling? And where does she think she’s going all by herself that would require her to need to make phone calls?
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How many times have you started a new year with all the best intentions, only to find yourself falling back into the same routine before you could say "Stairmaster?" Find out why one mom gave up on the typical New Year's resolutions a long time ago!
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There’s so much to do this time of year: between buying holiday gifts for family, teachers, the mailman, the gardener and colleagues at work, getting the cups and napkins for your kid’s holiday party at school, taking care of everything you need to do before you leave for wherever you’re spending the holidays, getting your nails done and your hair colored, finding an outfit to wear to a holiday party, and baking cookies for the cookie exchange you got invited to, it’s easy sometimes to forget about giving to those who are most in need.
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Going beyond basic anatomy, should sex ed be teaching our kids that sex can be a good and pleasurable thing?
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How to handle picky eaters? This mom keeps waiting (perhaps in vain) for her kids to become "normal" when it comes to food!
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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, one mom gives thanks for the little things that make life a little bit easier - from Jon Stewart to Spanx.
