The Young Mommy Life

The worst invention within the past 50 years or so just has to be the automatic flushing toilet. What was so wrong with using your leg to kick the handle? It’s particularly vexing now that I have a four year old. For the past two years, my daughter has been potty trained. She’ll get up, stop [...]

When I was about seven months pregnant, I was in my first semester of my senior year at college. One day, I waddled up to the front of the class to ask the professor something. He (remember that, HE) asked me how the pregnancy was going and how much time I had left. “Um, about [...]

As I mentioned on the blog’s Facebook Page (become a fan if you haven’t already!), I’m writing a post about picky eaters. Is it finished yet? Er…no. But my mind has been occupied with other developments.   But I thought you would get a kick out of this bit from comedian Louis C.K. (he curses a lot – it’s not [...]

Letter received: April 2006 Dear Young Mommy, Hey there, how are you? Word on the street is you’re freaked out about the baby on the way. You’re panicking. You’re scared. This pregnancy wasn’t planned and you are about to graduate in a year. You’re 20 years old and know nothing about babies. This is bad [...]

I thought I knew what to expect with my son. I figured, I had been a mom for almost two years now, I should have the hang of this, right? Right, guys? *crickets* I didn’t. My son refused to be put down for anything. If I didn’t want him to cry, I would need to [...]