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Tucker used to love the bath.  Not anymore. Not for the past few months.  I’m not sure why.  So, last night, as he was standing in the tub not wanting to sit down or let me put shampoo in his hair, Robert walked in to witness me stripping down. “What are you doing?” My reply? […]

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by Kristi Campbell

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  • Cathy - You are an awesome mom!!!December 4, 2012 – 8:49 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Awww Cathy THANK YOU! There are moments when Tucker would disagree. But they usually involve the nail clippers. Or sunscreen.December 4, 2012 – 9:01 pmReplyCancel

  • Jennifer - LOL your drawings always crack me up and even though some posts are funnier no offense, I think they are getting better because I live the strategic bubbles placement. You are awesome. As you say indeed awesome. I love this!December 4, 2012 – 10:17 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Thanks, Jennifer! I know sometimes they suck. It’s ok for you to say so in a nicer way. Really.December 4, 2012 – 11:50 pmReplyCancel

  • Jennifer - And I found the Ninee too.December 4, 2012 – 10:18 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Uh oh. Sara may have some competition.December 4, 2012 – 11:50 pmReplyCancel

  • Joy - Tee hee, I love that story! <3
    Here it is the other way round. I used to accompany Sunny in the bath tub when he was smaller but now he enjoys having the big bath tub all for himself. He takes a lot of big ships with him and makes monster waves! He loves his bath tub!December 5, 2012 – 3:32 amReplyCancel

  • MomboMombo - how fun fun fun!!!! did you make a point with your hair – and his – with shampoo? love it, love this post, and the artistry! xoxoxDecember 5, 2012 – 4:23 amReplyCancel

    • admin - I did make a point with the shampoo. Hopefully he got it and I don’t need to repeat. Lather, rinse, repeat. 😉December 5, 2012 – 9:42 amReplyCancel

  • Rachel - Sounds so spontaneous! It’s great to switch things up, and take away all of the seriousness and dread out of them. I really like your blog, and the way you write. Thanks for finding me on TALU. I will be back!December 6, 2012 – 6:36 amReplyCancel

    • admin - Aw, thanks Rachel! I really like your blog, too and will definitely be back. TALU is awesome for finding blogging buddies. Thanks so much for commenting!December 6, 2012 – 9:50 amReplyCancel

Dear Robert, What the fuck? Love, Kristi   You were expecting something totally different, huh.  

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  • Joy - Hahaha! I know just too well what your are talking about! 🙂December 3, 2012 – 12:33 amReplyCancel

    • admin - Joy, I think we all do! 🙂December 3, 2012 – 9:31 amReplyCancel

  • Henriette - Hilarious!!! And too familiar!!!December 3, 2012 – 11:10 amReplyCancel

  • Stephanie @ Mommy, for real. - OK, that pretty much made my day. I am thanking my lucky stars I found your blog on TALU today- I’m hooked!December 4, 2012 – 10:15 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Yay, Stephanie! I’m hooked on yours, too! Thank you TALU! 🙂December 4, 2012 – 11:43 pmReplyCancel

    • Joy - Stephanie, I just took a glimpse of your blog! It’s awesome! 🙂
      BTW, what is TALU?December 5, 2012 – 3:35 amReplyCancel

      • admin - Hi Joy,
        On Tuesdays, these 4 awesome bloggers let everybody do a link party. You can add an archived blog post to it and then you go comment on other people’s blogs who participate and tell them you’re there from TALU. I actually just found it yesterday.
        The bloggers who host it are:

        Jennifer, author of I Am Not Superwoman
        Jessica, author of Sugar In My Grits
        Anne, author of Life On The Funny Farm
        Debbie, author of Wrinkled Mommy

        It’s awesome of them to do and lets you find lots of cool new writers. Go join! You’ll love it! 🙂December 5, 2012 – 9:46 amReplyCancel

        • Joy - How cool! Thanks Kristi! xoxoDecember 5, 2012 – 9:51 amReplyCancel

  • Jen - LFR (in case you forgot, Laughing For Real)March 14, 2013 – 11:56 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Hahah I can’t believe you found this one! I get weird google searches on it all the time and KNOW that everybody is disappointed except YOU. <3March 14, 2013 – 11:58 pmReplyCancel

Sometimes, this internetwideweb cyberspace place is perfect. We find friends that change our whole worlds.  If only for a day. They’re people that we’ll probably never meet in person. And yet, they are often the ones who provide us with the inspiration to keep on writing. To continue sharing. To keep on keeping on. This […]

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  • Joy - Awww, I totally love that! I hope I will be able to inspire you in the future, too!! <3 It was just today when I thought about how awesome the internet is!November 30, 2012 – 3:05 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - It really is! And you’re one of my online loves!November 30, 2012 – 3:17 pmReplyCancel

      • Joy - I am sooo glad we met!!! xoxoDecember 2, 2012 – 2:42 pmReplyCancel

        • admin - Me too!! XODecember 2, 2012 – 5:52 pmReplyCancel

  • Courtney - I love how described the blog-o-sphere. There are so many days I want to quit, since does anyone really read it? On the other hand, writing is my therapy, where I let it all out, or show off pieces of my crazy, so it’s hard to let it go. I am so glad I “met you” this week!November 30, 2012 – 9:51 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Courtney, I’m so there with you. There are days when I wonder why I’m writing all of this when I should be focusing my writing on something that will come to – I don’t know – something. But in the end, as soon as I’m ready to throw in the towel, I meet women like you and Joy and others, too, who make me feel like whatever “this” is, is working. And that we all need to keep on keeping on…

      PS looked like the subscribe button worked? I think I made a mistake hiding the unsub under contacts but by the virtue of the plugin, it’s a menu item – which is totally *lame* so I was trying to make it less out there open and there.November 30, 2012 – 10:33 pmReplyCancel

      • admin - And I’m SO glad I “met” you this week, too. I think there may be a lot more of us. The crazy is in trying to find the rest.November 30, 2012 – 10:34 pmReplyCancel

Sometimes, I get sad and cry for no reason. This morning, after dropping Tucker off at school, I stopped by the grocery store to stock up on chicken fingers since that’s one of the 11 foods he’ll actually eat. As I was walking back to the car, I almost started crying in the parking lot. […]

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  • Love&Giggles - I go through this often as well. Our worlds have changed so much since the little ones and its hard to find a place. I’m no longer the old me but many of my friends are still the same and I’m not ready to meet new ones. I don’t have many people who relate to my situation. It’s hard. I LOVE MY KIDS MORE THEN ANYTHING but have fantasys of living in cool places without responsibility or them and when I think about them not being in my life I cry. I cry because I never have time for myself. It’s life. It’s good to cry sometimes!November 29, 2012 – 3:47 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - You’re right. It is good to cry sometimes. At least you know why you’re crying! Seriously I totally started tearing up after buying chicken fingers there I was, strolling through the grocery parking lot and BOOM. Tears. WTF? Thanks huge for sharing!! And you should totally meet new friends in similar situations. I’m really trying to meet the moms of Tucker’s classmates, but sometimes it’s hard. Everybody’s so busy. Plus, I think they might run away if I just walk up and say “hi! wanna be my friend?”November 29, 2012 – 5:37 pmReplyCancel

  • Joy - Well, most of the times I do not become sad without a reason. But I can cry over EVERYTHING! A song on the radio, a nice gesture of a stranger (and even if I only hear about it and am not affected personally at all!), cute animals, you name it… I am such a wimp! :-))November 30, 2012 – 9:08 amReplyCancel

  • Jennifer - LOL this might be the funniest thing I’ve seen my whole life! And I love the drawings! They’re not stupid they’re really good. You could do them as a job. I mean it you could be a funny illustrator. Well I guess you are already but they’re so good. I laughed so hard. And don’t be sad ok.December 1, 2012 – 9:13 pmReplyCancel

  • Anne Kimball - Haha! I love you calling yourself a dumbass. Too funny.

    Such words of relatable truth in this post, though. How many times have I gotten all teary when I can’t quite figure out why?

    ANyway, thanks for linking up with the TALU!December 4, 2012 – 11:03 amReplyCancel

    • admin - Thanks for doing TALU! And thanks for the comment 🙂December 4, 2012 – 11:19 amReplyCancel

  • Kenya G. Johnson - Well I have to giggle at the happy face at the end. I want to tell you that I do the same thing to myself. I don’t know why. As if we don’t have enough to do, we gotta “go there”. My mom’s 60th birthday is next Wednesday. Mine is the next day and my son is the day after that. I really want to go home and surprise her. But guess where I went with my thought. What if something happened to my on the highway and I ruined everyone’s birthday. Every year that I wasn’t hear on their birthdays will be a reminder. Isn’t the STUPID. I hate when I do stuff like that AND that I let it keep me from being spontaneous like going to see my mom 4.5 away and surprise her and drive back on my birthday in time to be here for my sons birthday. What it probably really boils down to is that I am going to be 42 and I don’t know how to feel about that. Can you draw me some faces? I’m on a roll.

    I think you’re normal girl. This is one of those times that the doctor would give you the smirk. Blame it on the relentless hormones.December 4, 2012 – 11:39 amReplyCancel

    • admin - I’d love to draw you some faces! And I think it’s really funny that we’re all of us so crazy. Not driving to your moms for everybody’s birthdays because if you die on the trip, birthdays are ruined forever is something I’d think up! Love it! Thanks for the comment. And 42 is totally still in the game. I’m 44. With a 3 year old. Ya. Really.December 4, 2012 – 11:45 amReplyCancel

      • Kenya G. Johnson - LOL, mine is about to turn 8. I thought I was the ya really 😉December 4, 2012 – 12:04 pmReplyCancel

        • admin - I find that I redefine many people’s ideas of “ya really” with all of my ridiculousness. Me being worse off makes my friends feel better all the time. Glad being a wrinkled old mom made you feel better! 🙂December 4, 2012 – 12:18 pmReplyCancel

  • Deb - awwwww- I do hope you are feeling uplifted. I get sad at times too…for no reason. I hate it. Cute pictures – and that may have been what you needed as a creative outlet to make you feel better. 🙂 ( TALU)December 4, 2012 – 12:26 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Thanks Deb for coming by (love TALU by the way – awesome of you all to host it). Feeling much better. I think laughing at the one that said “dumbass” helped the most.
      Maybe ALL women get sad for no reason. We’re weird. And wonderful.December 4, 2012 – 12:40 pmReplyCancel

  • Kate Hall - Hey, you’re drawing me too! I love this. Amazing what focusing on something completely creative can do for our psyches. TALUDecember 4, 2012 – 5:53 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Hi Kate, thanks for coming by and for the comment! You’re right, doing anything creative can completely change the day. Even drawing really bad pictures!December 4, 2012 – 7:09 pmReplyCancel

  • jillsmo - I like how you only have boobs in one of the pictures.

    What, did I miss the point?December 5, 2012 – 12:05 amReplyCancel

    • admin - They are folded in on themselves with sadness.December 5, 2012 – 12:10 amReplyCancel

  • Actually Mummy... - Thanks for joining in with Wot So Funee? 🙂December 10, 2012 – 4:54 pmReplyCancel

  • Jen - Dude. This was so me. Although I really needed the meds 🙂 I was so sure that something bad would happen and there would be no one to take care of Isaiah who knew HOW to take care of Isaiah. As another blogger mommy put it, us mom’s are basically “The Keepers of All Knowledge”. That can be kinda scary when your kid needs someone special.March 14, 2013 – 11:50 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - OMG you so nailed it. NOBODY knows HOW to take care of any of our kids. They just don’t. Which is why we hope we die last, I guess….March 14, 2013 – 11:55 pmReplyCancel

  • Tea - I think I kind of love you, even if you are a dumbass. Probably especially because of that, actually. I’m a master at sad for no reason and jerk brain making it worse thoughts, so we’re practically twins.April 10, 2013 – 3:33 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - I just got back from reading your post on being mostly right at your own mind games and so yeah, I’m pretty sure we are indeed twins.April 10, 2013 – 10:28 pmReplyCancel

  • Melissa S. - Oh, honey. Been there, done that. I’ve been on depression meds off and on throughout the years, so PPD wasn’t the only reason I’m on them again now. In my BK (before kids) life, I would be at work and have to hide in the bathroom because I literally could not physically stop the crying. Even now, on a down day, I have to just go sit in the bathroom, hopefully by myself. I’m not ignoring your drawings, because creativity does help. Writing about it is brave and awesome. And stepping outside usually helps me, too.
    I’d be lying if I said I exercised to get the endorphin rush. But you knew that.April 11, 2013 – 1:24 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear that. Depression is a mean, mean thing. And yeah, while exercising to get the endorphins SOUNDS good, it’s hard to do. Especially if you’re feeling sad.April 11, 2013 – 5:27 pmReplyCancel

  • Melissa S. - No need to feel sorry! My English prof said it made me a better writer, lol. Always an upside 😉April 11, 2013 – 5:41 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - I’ll bet it does. I do some of my best writing when I’m feeling down. You rock.April 11, 2013 – 5:42 pmReplyCancel

  • Molley@A Mother Life - That’s rough. It’s hard when you get into that slump. I hope you can find the right help to get yourself back. Thank you for sharing this on the Hump Day Hook UpApril 12, 2013 – 1:42 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Thanks for hosting it! And funnily enough, blogging and linking up with cool people like you helps so much!April 12, 2013 – 5:38 pmReplyCancel

There are days when trolling other people’s blogs inspires and motivates me.  There are other days when it leaves me frustrated that I’m not a part of an awesome, supportive community.  Like, the autism community.  To be perfectly clear, I am relieved beyond measure that Tucker’s developmental pediatrician doesn’t think he’s autistic. But. As my […]

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  • Joy - Aww sister, you absolutely rock! I LOVE these buttons! Will have to check out how to put them on my blog!!November 29, 2012 – 2:38 amReplyCancel

    • admin - You rock right back woman! 🙂 Did you see the Meet the Cottons post? She gave us both links so we love her lots now too! If you shoot me your email address (you can email me privately from the “Contact” page), I’ll email you the banners.November 29, 2012 – 10:49 amReplyCancel

      • Joy - I will hopefully figure out how to get on of them!!November 30, 2012 – 9:09 amReplyCancel

  • Courtney - I LOVE LOVE LOVE your buttons! They are awesome! Our son is high functioning and honestly, the autism community isn’t always the most welcoming. When your child is HIGH on the spectrum, everyone just tells us how LUCKY we are. Yes, we are blessed to have him, but everyone inside and outside the community seem to think that on tough days all we need is a dose of “perspective.” Yes, it can always be worse, but somedays it’s hard to ignore the fact that it could be better too. I love your blog!November 29, 2012 – 9:25 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - OMG Courtney, I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU! (I mean in a non-creepy weirdo way)! You have no idea how much relief and (well, tears, because I’m obviously prone to them) that your comment gives me!!! I know exactly what you mean about the official autism moms telling us we’re lucky. We are. But the typical moms, well, of course we’re jealous. Who wouldn’t be? Happy happy happy dance here, that you found us! And we, you! Yay, us!November 29, 2012 – 10:49 pmReplyCancel

      • admin - …and by the way, I love your blog right back. It rocks! 🙂November 29, 2012 – 10:50 pmReplyCancel

        • Courtney - You know, last week I was wondering why I even blog when it barely gets read and then I meet you and figure it is worth it and it feels better too. I LOVE your drawings, they always make me laugh. Thanks!December 4, 2012 – 8:02 pmReplyCancel

          • admin - Awww…I’m so glad we found each other then! It does help a TON to have fellow bloggers in on the experience. When I first went “live” with this, it was really disappointing when some of my long-time friends and even some family (not all for anybody who falls into that category reading this – just SOME) didn’t bother saying anything about it. Which means I assume they don’t read it. Which leads to “why am I doing this if my own friends and family don’t give a crap about what I have to say? Why would a stranger?” Anyway, I’m over that now (not really).
            BUT, I am really super extra glad to find you! 🙂 And I’m happy that your blog is feeling better to you. Yay, YOU.December 4, 2012 – 8:43 pm

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