Surburban Rebel Mom
Brittany is the mom of three rambunctious boys. If you liked this blog and wish to read more stories about her perspective as a mom, please visit her personal blog at Suburban Rebel Mom.
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Schooled Out
February 28, 2012 9:00 am
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Yesterday I went to Xavier's school three times. By the end of the night I was starting to feel like I should have bought a backpack and a bagged meal with me. The first time was for a meeting. I met up with Xavier's teachers to discuss his focusing problems. His main issue is that he won't stop talking about ...Read More
Yesterday I went to Xavier's school three times. By the end of the night I was starting to feel like I should have bought a ...Read More
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FOCUS!
February 24, 2012 9:00 am
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Murphy's Law can bite me. I had just hit the publish button for my "Morning Miracles" blog when I received an email from Xavier's teacher requesting a meeting. It seems that he is having difficulty in paying attention in class. We set up a meeting for the 19th, and I emailed Xavier's Special Education teacher, asking if she could ...Read More
Murphy's Law can bite me. I had just hit the publish button for my "Morning Miracles" blog when I received an email from Xavier's ...Read More
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Morning Miracles
February 21, 2012 9:00 am
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DEEP AND SAPPY BLOG AHEAD! Throughout the past several months while I haven't been blogging, we've been working hard to help Xavier with his ADHD issues. We had a point where we had to call the Dr and say "you know what? We think something else may be going on. The meds aren't working, and he's sometimes acting like ...Read More
DEEP AND SAPPY BLOG AHEAD! Throughout the past several months while I haven't been blogging, we've been working hard to help Xavier with his ...Read More
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Puzzles Suck
February 18, 2012 10:53 am
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I can read a book in a day. I can blog. I can even prevent World War 7 from starting in my house on a daily basis. What I can't do are puzzles. The boys love puzzles. They could sit there for an hour, put one together, pull it apart, and repeat. They can even do this together without tantrums ...Read More
I can read a book in a day. I can blog. I can even prevent World War 7 from starting in my house on a ...Read More
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Wheee! Whee whee WHEEE!
February 18, 2012 10:44 am
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Even though we don't have cable, I'm still up on a lot of the amusing things tv does via the internet or through friends. Awhile ago, one of my friends had this ringtone that made me laugh so hard I almost choked on my coffee. When I asked her what the hell that sound was, she showed me a popular ...Read More
Even though we don't have cable, I'm still up on a lot of the amusing things tv does via the internet or through friends. Awhile ...Read More
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Sorenese
February 18, 2012 9:00 am
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Soren is now two and a half and still can't talk. Strike that, he won't talk, at least not in English. He does talk nonstop, and he's quite understandable if you speak HIS language. He has an amazing language all his own, which family and friends alike have dubbed Sorenese. Most people who don't know Soren very well believe ...Read More
Soren is now two and a half and still can't talk. Strike that, he won't talk, at least not in English. He does talk ...Read More
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Grossed Out
February 16, 2012 9:00 am
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I have three boys. And when you have three boys it takes a lot to gross you out. Puke? No problem. Poop smears? Small potatoes. Green boogers dripping out of noses? Bring it. Watching your kids lick the boogers off their faces... ok I admit that one makes me shudder. But I just recently encountered one thing that still ...Read More
I have three boys. And when you have three boys it takes a lot to gross you out. Puke? No problem. Poop smears? Small ...Read More
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Glasses for One
February 14, 2012 9:00 am
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Both J and I are blind as a bat. We need either contacts or glasses to see clearly on a daily basis. So we knew the chances that one or all three of our children would need glasses at some point in their life was inevitable. What we did not expect was that one of our children would need them now. Ashe ...Read More
Both J and I are blind as a bat. We need either contacts or glasses to see clearly on a daily basis. So we ...Read More
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PSA For Non-Parents on Sick Days
February 7, 2012 9:00 am
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This PSA goes out to all of you non-parental units: In general, being sick sucks. Your nose is stuffy, you get headaches, aches and pains. All you want to do is lie in your bed wishing the day would just go away. If it's bad enough you even call in sick to work. BUT... When you become a parental unit ...Read More
This PSA goes out to all of you non-parental units: In general, being sick sucks. Your nose is stuffy, you get headaches, aches and pains. ...Read More
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Domesticating SRM Round 1: Cookies
February 3, 2012 9:00 am
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Growing up I never learned the everyday stuff of keeping house. My mom didn't cook, didn't bake, etc. I grew up on McDonald's drive thru and thinking that steak had to be cooked to almost burnt before it was done. I wasn't taught laundry skills. To this day, I still shove loads of clothes into my washer willy nilly, slap ...Read More
Growing up I never learned the everyday stuff of keeping house. My mom didn't cook, didn't bake, etc. I grew up on McDonald's drive thru ...Read More
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Crafting with SRM... You Can Stop Laughing Now
January 31, 2012 12:53 pm
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A while ago, after being cooped up indoors and bored out of my mind, and after listening to Ashe whine about how little energy he had, I decided to do something stupid: I decided to try a craft with the kids. Why is it stupid? For two reasons: Number one it doesn’t matter how frikking cool the craft is or how ...Read More
A while ago, after being cooped up indoors and bored out of my mind, and after listening to Ashe whine about how little energy he ...Read More
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The Toilet Paper Incident
July 8, 2011 12:16 pm
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I have got to stop thinking that little people, a la 4 and under, can actually perform what I would consider a simple request without massive destruction to the house, household products, or at the very least, do not need a 50-page document explaining the step-by-step process in order to help around the house. While I think in that ...Read More
I have got to stop thinking that little people, a la 4 and under, can actually perform what I would consider a simple request ...Read More
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Wookiee
May 31, 2011 9:13 am
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Words are interesting things. Some words are direct, straight to the point. Others are elegant, eloquent, capturing an image in your mind filled with color, innuendo, etc. And others are just damn funny. I love the funny words. Like shampoo. I remember once as a kid I said the word shampoo over and over again until it virtually lost all ...Read More
Words are interesting things. Some words are direct, straight to the point. Others are elegant, eloquent, capturing an image in your mind filled with color, ...Read More
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Batman Does Not Wear Underwear
May 20, 2011 9:14 am
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So proclaimed Ashe this afternoon. We were sitting down for lunch preparing to head out to the Super Hero’s event at a local museum. I was not expecting to butt heads with a 4-year-old on wearing underwear underneath his Batman costume when we went out in public. Ashe’s costume from last year is a bit small now. In fact, we ...Read More
So proclaimed Ashe this afternoon. We were sitting down for lunch preparing to head out to the Super Hero’s event at a local museum. I ...Read More
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Cheap Labor
May 16, 2011 9:04 am
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Our home has three levels and the middle level is what I fondly think of as ground zero. It's where the boys and I basically congregate when we are in the house. The ground level is our entry way and J's office so we can't really hang there with him working. The top level has our bedrooms. And bedrooms are ...Read More
Our home has three levels and the middle level is what I fondly think of as ground zero. It's where the boys and I basically ...Read More
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Mom For Sale
May 12, 2011 8:59 am
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For Mother's Day, I asked the boys to help me prepare for a yard sale the moms group I volunteer at will be having on Saturday, June 4. What I wanted was for them to go through their mountain of toys and pick some that they didn't play with anymore and put them in a box to sell. I also ...Read More
For Mother's Day, I asked the boys to help me prepare for a yard sale the moms group I volunteer at will be having on ...Read More
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Laundry Lament
January 11, 2011 9:00 am
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I hate doing laundry. Loathe it. Detest it. (Insert any verb in here that best represents your most passionate negative feeling here) it. I never used to feel this way. I've never been an avid fanboi of any type of chore ever, but BC laundry would only get a "meh" out of me. But now I launder for a family ...Read More
I hate doing laundry. Loathe it. Detest it. (Insert any verb in here that best represents your most passionate negative feeling here) it. I never ...Read More
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A Change of Ways
January 3, 2011 10:52 am
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The other day I went into a store to grab the red hair dye I use for my red streak and noticed a new color that caught my attention: teal. I decided it was time for a change. I've had crazy hair for eons. It's one of the few ways to show the world Im not your every day ...Read More
The other day I went into a store to grab the red hair dye I use for my red streak and noticed a new ...Read More
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Surprise vacation Days 4 & 5:
January 1, 2011 10:49 am
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I know I know I'm late in this! Im sorry but after Soren got sick things got a little hectic, and since we've been home Ive been nonstop catching up and scurrying to make our annual virtual photo album of the year. So last I left off we had found our Soren had a double ear infection. After ...Read More
I know I know I'm late in this! Im sorry but after Soren got sick things got a little hectic, and since we've been ...Read More
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Surprise Trip, Day 2 & 3: Disney Studios/ Illness/GatorLand
December 30, 2010 10:46 am
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It’s now the end of day 3 of our vacation, and it’s been crazy busy but not entirely in a good way. With cold temps greeting us again on Tuesday (seriously folks, what is up with this? I thought FL was the land of the sun) we bundled up and surprised the kids with a trip to Disney studios. We thought ...Read More
It’s now the end of day 3 of our vacation, and it’s been crazy busy but not entirely in a good way. With cold ...Read More
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Surprise Vacation Day 1: Kennedy Space Center
December 29, 2010 10:44 am
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I am sitting here on a tiny table in the Nickelodeon hotel, the kids all settled in and chilling, after our first real day of our surprise vacation. I have to say, I can't tell if I am impressed or disturbed by how well we were able to pull this whole thing off. Sunday afternoon, after surreptitiously packing the van ...Read More
I am sitting here on a tiny table in the Nickelodeon hotel, the kids all settled in and chilling, after our first real day of ...Read More
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In His Own Time
December 28, 2010 11:00 am
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At Sorens 15 month check up he had a total of 3 words: Bob (yes, my youngest's first word was for a tv cartoon character),book, and bear. I was told by 18 months he should have a total of 6 words, not including mama, dada, or uh oh. Well we're at his 18 month point and we got mama ...Read More
At Sorens 15 month check up he had a total of 3 words: Bob (yes, my youngest's first word was for a tv cartoon ...Read More
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The Surprise
December 28, 2010 10:34 am
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When this is posted, we will already have taken off on a big adventure. We're going on a surprise trip. And as of yet (11:35 a.m. on Sunday) the kids have no clue. Let’s start taking bets on how long we can keep this a secret. You see years ago, J and I wanted to take our kids on awesome ...Read More
When this is posted, we will already have taken off on a big adventure. We're going on a surprise trip. And as of yet (11:35 ...Read More
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Comedic comments from the Peanut Gallery
December 8, 2010 10:20 am
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I love the minds of children. They can take things so literally, which can cause endless humor. Seriously folks, some of the things that come out of my kids' mouths you just can't come up with on your own. For instance, the other day we had Chinese food. Ashe opened his fortune cookie and happily exclaimed " Oh look! I ...Read More
I love the minds of children. They can take things so literally, which can cause endless humor. Seriously folks, some of the things that come ...Read More
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Scare At the Bookstore
November 19, 2010 10:31 am
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One thing I work hard on with my kids is what to do if they get lost in public places, or if strangers try to touch them. I hammered this into Xavier's head when he was 2, and had him recite it back to me at random, like pop quizzes. He was always able to pipe up in his tiny ...Read More
One thing I work hard on with my kids is what to do if they get lost in public places, or if strangers try to ...Read More
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