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BadMommy fled the USA for New Zealand, where she lives with her two boys, David (7) and A.J. (5) and her husband Joel -- aka Baddaddy.

My Kind of Natural Childbirth: Part One
May 19, 2009 – 2:22 pm | No Comment
My Kind of Natural Childbirth: Part One

I’m not good with pain.
I’m the girl who used to run through the doctor’s office screaming when it was time to get a shot.  Granted, I was five years old at the time, but thirty …

What Not to Expect When You’re Expecting
May 14, 2009 – 8:31 pm | One Comment
What Not to Expect When You’re Expecting

After having two children, I honestly believe that if people knew what it felt like to have a baby, the human race would die out completely.
Because no one would have the balls to have children.
I’m …

Urine Trouble
May 12, 2009 – 1:20 pm | No Comment
Urine Trouble

So I’m at work, typing away on my computer and the phone rings.  I pick up, and it’s my 7-year-old, David.  This happens pretty much every day — he calls to ask what’s for dinner …

A.J. and the RBPD
May 7, 2009 – 4:20 pm | No Comment
A.J. and the RBPD

If you’re a glass-half-full type person, you’d probably call my now 5-year-old son A.J. “spirited” or “determined” or “tenacious.”
On the other hand, if you’re a normal human being, you would probably call him stubborn.  Or, …

The Problem with Particleboard
May 6, 2009 – 11:48 am | No Comment
The Problem with Particleboard

Admit it. There was a time in your life when you thought Ikea was the absolute greatest place in the world. The furniture looked sleek and modern and not at all like that your parents’ …

Honesty? Don’t You DARE.
May 4, 2009 – 12:24 pm | No Comment
Honesty? Don’t You DARE.

If you’re not familiar with the DARE program, as a parent, you’re likely to run across it someday.  It’s an anti-drug program where members of your local police department go your kid’s school and tell …

Moving Beyond the “Dream House”
April 30, 2009 – 4:09 pm | No Comment
Moving Beyond the “Dream House”

When Joel and I finally first bought our house, we didn’t go out and buy furniture right away. We wanted something unique.  Something special.  Something that would accurately reflect the artistic, creative, uber-cool people that …

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