Posted on July 28, 2008 by Mocha Mama
If you’ve been watching the news recently, you’ve seen all the beef recalls, and recalls on vegetables like tomatoes, bell peppers, chile peppers, and spinach in the recent past. It’s interesting because the ONLY reason that these stories came out is because LOTS of people got sick this time and reported it, they couldn’t [...]
Filed under: Dietary Issues, Family, Food | Tagged: Dietary Issues, disease, eating healthy, eating organic, organic IS better, pesticides, sanitary food, unclean food, unclean meat | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 17, 2008 by Mocha Mama
Well, it’s interesting how things happen. Last night, I wrote about not wanting to force my son to walk, and that he would do it in his own time, and today…he’s walking! We were sitting out on the back porch trying to stay out of direct sunlight (it’s hot as HELL in Dayton [...]
Filed under: Baby, Discovery, Family, New Things | Tagged: baby walking, babys first steps, Discovery, first steps, New Things, surprise | 4 Comments »
Posted on July 17, 2008 by Mocha Mama
I, like many other mothers, frequent a couple different baby sites, and get a weekly “checkup” email on new milestones to look out for. Milestones that really, in the grand scheme of things mean nothing. Well, maybe “something”, but sometimes, I think it’s just another way to freak parents out about whether or not [...]
Filed under: Family, Learning New Things, Stress | Tagged: baby talking, baby walking, creating neurosis, creating neurotic people, false independence, first steps, Learning New Things, meaning well, milestones, starting to walk, Stress | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 11, 2008 by Mocha Mama
Ladies, do you have a bike, or have you been searching for a new bike?
Well, Roll: (a bike shop at The Greene in Beavercreek) is having a Women’s event this Sunday where they will let you try out new bikes, do body scans to give you the perfect ride, clinics on maintenance of your bike, [...]
Filed under: Bike Riding, Community, Meeting New People, Uncategorized | Tagged: bike clinic, Bike Riding, gifts and prizes, women's event | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 11, 2008 by Mocha Mama
Now, on the to the SAHM vs. working moms debate. This is what REALLY got me…
So, of course, I was looking forward to seeing what was going to be said about SAHM’s, and I was absoultely infuriated by the the time the show was over. First off, the entire audience was [...]
Filed under: Stay-at-home, TV shows, mommy wars | Tagged: daycare, disappointed, inadequate representation, mommy wars, SAHM disgrace, stay at home moms, weak, weak representation, weepy, working moms | 5 Comments »
Posted on July 10, 2008 by Mocha Mama
I never thought that I would be using a bicycle as one of my main modes of transportation, the others being the bus and my feet. Had you told me ten years ago that i’d be riding a bike, catching the bus and walking at 28 years old, I would have laughed in your [...]
Filed under: Bike Riding, Community, Family, Meeting New People, Random Conversation | Tagged: baby bike seat, beautiful day, Bike Riding, Dayton, Fiver Rivers MetroParks, Meeting New People, OH, pannier bags, random conversations, riding the bus, riding with a baby, scenery, sweet gear, talking to strangers | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 9, 2008 by Mocha Mama
I was watching Tyra last week, and she had a show on mothers, and the topics were about extended breastfeeding and stay-at-home moms vs. working moms, and the eternal mommy wars. Who does their job better? I was so incredibly disappointed in this show because it was not at all objective, and it [...]
Filed under: TV shows, mommy wars | Tagged: daycare, disappointed, extended breastfeeding, mommy wars, SAHM disgrace, stay at home moms, weak, weak representation, weepy, working moms | 7 Comments »
Posted on July 5, 2008 by Mocha Mama
more about “Study: Most Children Strongly Opposed…“, posted with vodpod
Filed under: Hilarious Stuff, Satire | Tagged: children, funny as hell, healthcare, hilarious, Satire, the onion | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 3, 2008 by Mocha Mama
I am not a person who curses a lot. Well, anymore. Since having my son, I’ve realized that he is like a sponge and will imitate everything that I do, so I’ve had to make a concerted effort to reduce the potty mouth I was once regaled for and proud of. However, [...]
Filed under: Stay-at-home | Tagged: defense, motherhood, opt-out revolution, pride, staying at home | 4 Comments »