Category: Random Thought of the Day

I Feel I need an Explanation: Parenting EditionĀ 

by RNplusmommy, posted in Random Thought of the Day

Part of parenting is dealing with the daily moments of, "What the hell?"  It seems that every day poses new questions that I simply cannot answer. Whose bright idea is this?  First, I swear I am the only person in my household who is aware that light switches have the possibility of being turned off. … Continue reading I Feel I need an Explanation: Parenting EditionĀ 

I should be sleeping: Enjoying the quiet of the late night hours.

by RNplusmommy, posted in Parenting, Random Thought of the Day

I have seven more hours.   Seven hours until the sun comes up and the world demands my attention.  I will be forced to perform as an adult on the highest level.   Three kids, the house, the farm, the husband, and work all want me.  They all want all of me. Here's the thing.   … Continue reading I should be sleeping: Enjoying the quiet of the late night hours.

If the phonics bus was honest.

by RNplusmommy, posted in Family, Parenting, Random Thought of the Day

  Most people have been exposed to some version of the incessant phonics bus.   The monotonous and repetitive droning of letters and sounds is burned into my mind.   I have fantasized about the demise of this bus.  Watching it be thrown from a highway overpass and then promptly run over by a semitruck, … Continue reading If the phonics bus was honest.

My kids are a living Halloween special: Conversations with the dead and talk of past lives

by RNplusmommy, posted in Parenting, Random Thought of the Day

I'm a skeptic about all things paranormal.   Unfortunately for me,  my children are not.   There have been several instances in my parenting career that make me question my own skepticism. C1's relationship with the past Grandpa Henry and Ruger  My son (C1) was 2.5- years old when it started.   We had just … Continue reading My kids are a living Halloween special: Conversations with the dead and talk of past lives

I wish my life was as perfect as the mom in the comment section.Ā 

by RNplusmommy, posted in Parenting, Random Thought of the Day

I am sure that everyone has read her comments.   She clearly has all her ducks in a row.   Hell,  her ducks are marching in straight military fashion.  You can just picture her perfect little life.  You also kind of hope she chokes on her own bullshit. Any news article about an unfortunate accident, … Continue reading I wish my life was as perfect as the mom in the comment section.Ā 

We The Women: The Constitution of TND

by Hand Woven, posted in Random Thought of the Day, Social

We the Women of the Tired Not Dead, in Order to form a more perfect Impact, establish street-cred, insure domestic Humor, provide for the common comedic relief of ladies everywhere, promote the general welfare of tired women, and secure the Blessings of zoning out to her in her household, and our Posterity, do ordain and … Continue reading We The Women: The Constitution of TND

Bangs:Ā The struggle is real.Ā 

by RNplusmommy, posted in Random Thought of the Day

  I believe the trauma of my bangs experience goes back to the very early 2000s.  This was the era of large curled bangs that required at least one can of shellac daily.   I was young, and my bangs had to be all the rage.   I had the biggest and most perfectly curled bangs... until … Continue reading Bangs:Ā The struggle is real.Ā