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Greeting Cards for the Domestically Confined

As I sped through the pharmacy after picking up a prescription, rounding the Vick's aisle and through the greeting card section on my way to the exit, one tab caught my eye. It read Young Love. The theme of the card? I'm So Into You. I can't even imagine the horror that lurked inside. It's as if impromptu coffee table sex wouldn't properly convey the sentiment. I can imagine some dude, sweaty and exhausted, pulling up his skinny jeans, thinking, "Wow, I really need to get her a card, just to...drive home how I'm feeling right now..."  Read more >

That Time I Dreamed about Justin Bieber...

Last December, during Momma's 12 Days of Christmas, I received a guest post from Karissa Sorrell. It was a great post about the people her young daughter admired, her heroes, so to speak, and whether or not they were truly appropriate for the job.  Read more >

My Mother's Day Gift to Me

I'd like to say I've thought about Mother's Day a lot this year. I'd like to say I have gifts picked out for myself and have been lovingly cocking my head at my children, but the truth is, I've been extremely busy. And I very rarely get a moment to myself - really to myself - complete with a clear mind and quiet all around.  Read more >

Learning Patience for the Sake of My Kids (Since I'm too Impatient to Learn it for Myself)

Of all the things I was blessed with - you know, brains, good looks, big thighs - I think I may have been asleep, or out, or something, when they handed out patience. Or I didn't feel like waiting in line. One of those.I'm terrible at waiting.I've improved over the years, but people with the ability to make, and follow through with, long-term plans continually astonish me. They're rock stars.My husband is a prime example. Of all the things I envy about him, his propensity for long-term planning ruffles my feathers the most.  Read more >

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Stephanie
Member Since
July 2011
About Me: 

Stephanie is a former behavioral health clinician who traded in the glitz and glamour of human services for stay-at-home motherhood. She is the proud and exhausted mother of a toddler and one-year-old twins, a husband with a rotating work schedule, and 3 cats. Momma Be Thy Name can be found on Facebook and on Twitter. Email at mommabethyname@gmail.com.  Because Misery Loves Company.

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Rhode Island

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