- Hope and Kindness Are Still Alive
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3 April 2009
We are at a point in society where I have to question whether we are a race of criminals and callused people. The immense reaction to Stellan's story, however, instills a hope in me that was almost completely lost.
- Digesting The Reality Of Parenthood
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31 March 2009
"I need you to look at my poop when it comes out." I pause, waiting for some sort of explanation. I get nothing. "Why do you want me to look at your poop?" He hesitates in answering me, a sure sign that something is up.
- Spring Fever Strikes!
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25 March 2009
Butterflies are literally flitting about the yard in a seemingly choreographed dance celebrating renewal. What better time to welcome new babies?
- Surviving The Break
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23 March 2009
This week is my kids' Spring Break from school. How will we survive nine whole days of nothing to do?
- Flex Those Mommy Muscles
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20 March 2009
What in the world are mommy muscles? I refer to mommy muscles as the mental ability to take charge of your children and stand firm.
- Supernanny.com Goes Innsane
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18 March 2009
Long before the idea of Supernanny ever exsisted in my mind, there was but one source of relief....blogging.
- Pre-teen parenting
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17 March 2009
Ugh! The pre-teen era arrives...
- Behind the scenes on Supernanny
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27 February 2009
Pssst….hey you! I have some juicy gossip about what goes on during Supernanny filming. Wanna hear it? You have to swear not to tell anyone. Okay, here goes:
- Murphy's law strikes again
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26 February 2009
Murphy’s Law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."
- Wrong number
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23 February 2009
Ever feel like telling certain callers that they have the wrong number…when, in fact, they do not?
- An untraditional Valentines
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12 February 2009
Last year, I buried my grandpa on Valentine’s Day.
- Lots of babies
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9 February 2009
I should be the last person to shake my finger at Nadya Suleman for wanting a large family. After all, I have seven of my own children...
- When mommies need medicines
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21 January 2009
The fact that a growing number of mothers are on some sort of anti anxiety or anti depressant, isn’t readily shared by the ones who take them.
- I feel pretty
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19 January 2009
Do you feel pretty or do you just look in the mirror and see everything that's wrong with you?
- Letter to Blythe Newsome
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16 January 2009
I never knew just how prejudiced the American society was against large families until we appeared on Supernanny...
- The transparent parent
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16 January 2009
It is the parent’s job to make them feel safe. Some parents are not so good at doing this. I am one of those parents.
- The Cry of the Weary
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13 January 2009
Get lost, Sun, and take your rays that sear my bloodshot eyes.
Come back in two hours, when I’m ready for your rise....
- The importance of lifting the load
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2 January 2009
How much is too much when it comes to juggling kids and work?
- Reflections on 2008
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31 December 2008
Everything that 2008 held for me, made me a better person...
- Our family Christmas traditions
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24 December 2008
All families do Christmas and the holidays differently…
- Fostering an attitude of gratitude
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24 December 2008
It’s easy to lose site of being thankful in among the materialism of Christmas…
- The gift of mistakes
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14 December 2008
Kadi reckons that it’s all those life challenges that make you what you are…
- Where do fans cross the line?
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14 December 2008
Celebrities are people too!
- Sick and tired
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9 December 2008
When Mommies Need A Sick Day...
- Step 2: Auditions
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11 November 2008
The one where Kadi actually wants her kids to act up…
- Imprisoned in guilt
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11 November 2008
Kadi remembers the day she asked her dad to leave…
- Halloween and I have a nine year love/hate relationship.
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3 November 2008
I am no Martha Stewart, and creativity continually manages to elude me, forcing my poor children to suffer
- Things you need to know about me...
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26 October 2008
I’m pretty much an open book!
- Yes, I know what causes it!
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19 October 2008
Kadi embraces her own personal form of insanity…
- Step 1: overcoming denial
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19 October 2008
When my mom suggested calling Supernanny it was more of a joke than anything…
- When blissful ignorance ends
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15 October 2008
I have to laugh as I think of how utterly foolish I was. In all fairness, it was not my fault. The classes and books all prepare you for pregnancy and giving birth, but they fail to cover how to parent these bundles of joy...
- In a nutshell
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8 October 2008
Mom to seven I am here because I have many stories to share about motherhood, finding balance in life and how Jo played a part in shaping the mother that I have become and continue to evolve into...