Well mamas, I have to officially say it - I have arrivvvvved! (Please picture that announcement with an Oprah-like sweeping arm gesture and huge applause). The sheer overwhelm of motherhood, and in my case motherhood crossed with self-employment (i.e. always thinking about work when I'm not working and in many respects not being present) has SUBSIDED. Like, really, for real, no jokes, not kidding you, full on. Recently, the magic of young children playing has entered our hous

Remember my post with a list of little things you can do to take care of yourself, even when you have zero minutes and maybe next to no help? Here it is: https://www.badmomscanada.com/single-post/2017/04/19/Taking-Care-of-1 Well, over the last year I decided to take that a step further – but it didn’t happen until I hit what I like to call, mama rock-bottom. I won’t go too much into detail about that rock bottom, but I will in another post, another time. The Bad Moms blog sta

Here's a super easy recipe that you can make with the kiddos for Easter (and also any time that you're hungry!). It's a bit messy, not gonna lie...but it's totally worth the mess for a not-too-sweet, no-bake option that has six ingredients. Ingredients 1/4 cup butter 250g marshmallows* (about 40 large, or 5 cups miniature) 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 6 cups crispy rice cereal Sprinkles Mini Eggs * I used dandies all natural vanilla marshmallows Directions 1. Prepare 1 standard o

The Bad Moms had the amazing opportunity to sit down with the intesting, funny and genuinely curious Todd Shapiro, host of the aptly named Todd Shapiro Show. It was really a thrill to be able to chat with him about how this whole bad ass thing came to be, what it means to us, what we hope it means to you and basically to say Thank You for giving us a platform to talk about this crazy world of motherhood that means so much to us..warts and all. Please tune in to his show and l

On January 3rd, 2014, I was sitting in my in-laws' basement, chatting with my hubby on Facebook. He was about a 5 hour drive from me and we were reminiscing about that conversation this morning. The jist of the convo was that he was far away, and I was about 3 weeks away from my due date. So the debate: should he drive north to me (I was at his parents) or sit tight because there was supposed to maybe be a storm that day. I told him not to rush, because I didn't think there w

With every negative parenting moment comes a thought about another mom who is probably better than me. I am not proud of the fact that I’ve caught myself comparing myself to other mom’s. How do I stack up in the mother of year race? It’s ridiculous and something I have endeavored to banish from my mind. And not only banish it, but banish the subconscious resentments or jealousy of other moms wins. Admit it, can anyone out there honestly say that they’ve never felt insecure wh

This contraption, credit: my inventive husband. The contraption is two milk jugs set up outside pocket doors, straws taped to the inside of the doors and beer cans sitting on top - so that when the doors open they knock the cans off and make a loud noise - you dig? This little no-cost invention saved our nights on vacation. Let me explain. You know that milestone when babies grow out of their beds, climb out of them, and then you have to get them a big boy/big girl bed? Well,

Recently, I did something ultra sneaky. Something that was so devious and deceitful, but also so glorious and delightful. Something that was totally sinister, but bordering on genius. I lied to my husband and I hired a cleaning lady. (Hubby, if you're reading this, surprise!) I suppose I didn't actually "lie" to my husband, I just refrained from telling him that I hired a cleaning lady (and then gave the cleaning lady very specific instructions to make sure she gets out

You know those Saturday mornings – the lazy ones where you let the television occupy your toddler? Where you ply them with snacks and juice just so you can SIT and surf social media and have some downtime? But you know when you do this and it hits you…You’ve got those hornies and haven’t had a good pony ride in at least a couple weeks? You look over at your husband who has been fighting a morning rod for the past hour, all disheveled, and comfy looking in his Roots track pant

This parenting gig, it gets tough sometimes. On most days, it's the most rewarding thing I've ever done. However, I'm lucky enough to be able to share the parenting burden with a significant other. I have my expertise on the parenting front, and he has his. So what happens when the hubby is gone? Well, my two boys and I have done things solo for a few days before, but never two weeks. And we just did that - I'd like to say, pretty successfully. But the thing is, I can't chalk