June, 2011 Archive
Coming Up: Mom Confessions
Our next segment on the show is coming up on Thursday, June 30th! Barb and I came up with the idea of "Mommy Confessions" from experiences we have had with guests on our show. All too often, women are embarrassed about ways they have acted toward their kids or feel...
Nobody Is “The Perfect Mom”
There is so much pressure on women with children today to be "the perfect mom." We listen to other moms brag about when their child was potty trained (at six months? Really?) or how well they discipline their kids, and all the experts flood us with advice that we couldn't...
Why New Moms Should Splurge on a Spray Tan or Blowdry!
I remember being a new mom – I was sleep deprived, still wearing my maternity jeans or sweat pants long after my twins were born, hair in a pony tail, and taking a shower seemed like a luxury. (I wish I had been made over by Gretta!) Years later, I...
Advice for New Moms
As Gretta now knows, once you have a baby, there is very little - if any - time for yourself. That includes time to sleep and get dressed! I remember living in a blue Juicy Couture sweatsuit after I had my first child. I thought I looked cute until my...
My Husband’s Father’s Day Plan
This year my husband has planned his own Father’s Day. Why, you may ask? Is it because I am an unthoughtful wife? Not this time. He wants to have a lunch at our house for his dad, so my gift to him is to be his assistant! I told him,...
My Agenda-Free Father’s Day Plans
I like a plan. I like to know where we are going, what we are doing and what time it is happening. My husband, however, is a much more spur of the moment kind of guy. So it’s no surprise that he wants to leave our Father’s Day plans up...
Potty training help
Full Name: izzie Green
Questions: Hi Jen and Barb, my daughter is 3yrs old, and i have tried to get her potty trained, but she is just not interested, is there anything else i can try to encourage
this process?
Izzie-
Let your child go without a diaper around the house for 2 days....
Do You Have Regrets?
The other day the girls and I were having the best time and I felt an overwhelming sadness and regret that I did not have them earlier so that I would have more time with them. The girls said, "but then you wouldn't have married daddy" and they were right....
Regrets sort of confuse me
Regrets sort of confuse me. Of course, if I could turn back the clock there are things I would have done differently, but when you look at the circumstances surrounding that time in your life, so many other things would have to be altered to make different decisions. Having...
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