Short answer: No. Kiss mah grits!
Tell us if you feel more like a short-order cook than a willing parent when it comes to your own version of kitchen wars. Do you take multiple food requests at each meal? Do you agree with some of our featured mom bloggers that taking a hard line with your children about what you serve may actually be creating a fussier eater? Our feisty guest mom blogger Jennifer Brandt, asks other real moms to take a hard look at what goes on in the kitchen every day. (In fact, Jen says she offered her son no less than nine breakfast options today!) Our own lovely Jen is also the Managing Editor of our own parenting expert video site, Parents Ask, and she’d love to hear from you!
As with so much else in my life, that’s not really up to me, now, is it? But Oprah’s people liked me once before, and a few of you like me, so I’m just gonna ride that train and see where it takes me.
Sending big thank-you MWAH kisses out to the amazing folks at DECA.tv who bring you Momversation.com for being so supportive and not telling me to just forget it when I had to submit and answer 8616897 questions online for each of the four upload attempts. I betcha never thought that maybe I was flubbing it ON PURPOSE so you had to call your contacts at Oprah’s show to say, “Is it there NOW? Melinda’s video? The one with MELINDA ROBERTS IN IT? Because we’ve called like six times already looking for MELINDA ROBERTS’ VIDEO, the one she’s entering. For your contest. Yes, MELINDA ROBERTS.”
There no such thing as bad exposure, right? Don’t answer that.
I love the other three entries from DECA.tv’s flock. I’ve known each of them for up to two years and I still laughed out loud at their entries. Daphne never fails to slay me, especially since I’ve seen every bra strap in her possession, and Lenore…I could kiss you over and over, chastely, for the brilliant lead-up to the finale. And Giyen, we so totally need a Korean-hosted Americana show. You absolutely kill me. (If you think that sounds racist, It’s not. Trust me, in the unedited footage…the woman is a genius at selling the I-don’t-see-enough-Asians-talking-about-Americana angle.)
What are you waiting for? Go vote!
What the what??Where have I been? I mean, I’ve been on Momversation and that’s the important part, but I totally missed the others. I think I knew about Hulu, but this is AWESOME.
We’re syndicated on ABC.com, Hulu.com and TLC.Discovery.com!
For the first time, I enlisted the kids in a topic. They were very excited about it, though of course only about ten percent of what they thought actually came out in front of the camera. Daphne was frantically preparing notes on a napkin and was devastated when she couldn’t remember any of them come showtime. I love that about her. Gets it from her mom.
Are you and your family religious or spiritual? Do your children believe in a higher power? Our moms, not surprisingly, have very distinct opinions on the subject.
I had two good laughs before seven this morning, but I’m still not amused, Miss Monday.
One was this pic of me holding a boa constrictor, looking unreasonably happy, and the other was the Momversation still they chose for today’s topic entitled “What do you do when your child’s teacher presents a problem?” in which I look unusually stern. Enjoy.
Your child’s teacher is one of the most important people in her life. After all, Ms. Sampson spends 1 to 6 hours a day being a role model, mentor, and educator to your little one. But what happens when you have a problem with your child’s teacher? How do you address the issue? Alice Bradley of Finslippy asks, “What do you do when your child’s teacher presents a problem?”
Have you had issues with your child’s instructor? What were the issues, and how did you handle them?
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I added what was cut from my footage in a comment:
I know people who cannot fly coach because they have long legs. I can barely fly coach because my knees are always up against the seat in front of me and get crunched when the guy in front drops his seat into my lap. If I could afford business or first class, I would buy tickets there, but as I can’t, I know I have to keep my knees bent and my feet up on something to make room.
I agree with SilverXeno on the standards issue. What didn’t make it into the video was that I believe this issue should not have to come up on the plane, at the gate, or even after the ticket is purchased. There should be guidelines clearly stating seat dimensions on the web site or wherever the purchase is made. If there’s any doubt about being able to sit comfortably in a single seat, then you can have the option of purchasing an upgrade. I think buying two tickets feels… wrong, though I can see the business end of the argument. If you need two chairs, pay for two chairs.
However, there are a few smart business moves/compromises that would attract and retain the “of size” customer base.
1. People could be offered the two seats at the price of a seat-and-a-half. It’s psychologically friendlier, and the difference would be more than covered by the increase/retention in business.
2. If there is an empty seat on a flight, invite passengers to rearrange seating so that the passenger can have two adjacent seats so that they don’t have to be thrown off. If a seat is going unsold, give it up rather than humiliate that passenger in public and destroy travel plans.
3. I’d go so far as to suggest that the airline, when faced with an inadvertent situation like this, offer a $200 certificate to anyone willing to be bumped. That’s just enough money to make it worth someone’s while, and not so much that the airline will miss it. Again, it’s less than the lost business that would result from the negative experience and subsequent treatment in the press.
But that’s just my opinion.
Dating is a precarious enterprise. You might meet a man, date him for three blissed-filled months, and then the bloom falls off the rose… and the man is out of your life. It’s difficult enough for an adult to handle the ups and downs of relationships, but for kids, meeting the boyfriend too soon can create huge problems. Suddenly, their new best friend (and potential father figure) Bill is never seen again. Or maybe John seemed wonderful until he was a jerk to your teenage son… and what child needs a jerk in his life? So how do you know when it’s the right time for your boyfriend and your children to meet? Mindy Roberts of The Mommy Blog asks our panelists and guest Maria Young of Immoral Matriarch, “When do you let your kids meet your new man?
How do you introduce your kids to your new significant other? When is the right time? And do you have any horror stories? Join the Momversation by commenting on the episode.
Marie, this one goes out to you! And to little Hugo, of course.
I want to know what you do when someone else’s kid gets hurt on your watch. That’s right, me. The clumsy one, the one with tattered insurance cards, the one to whom nurses wave at the local ER.
Has another person’s child been hurt on your watch? How did you feel, and how did the other parent react? Join the Momversation by commenting in a related forum:
Your child walked at 5 months? Great! He said his first word when he was barely out of the womb? Super!
What do you think? Is it important to push your children to reach developmental milestones? Or should we all just take a giant chill pill? Join the Momversation by commenting on a related forum:
What do you think? Should your children be privy to the round-the-clock coverage tragedies such as the tsunami, 9/11, and the Haiti earthquake inspire? Or do you have a don’t ask, don’t tell policy? Join the Momversation by commenting in a related forum:
How’s your hoo-hah? Your twinkie? Your flower? How’s your… vagina? Yep, doesn’t quite have the same “cutesy” ring to it. And that’s just fine with Daphne Brogdon of Cool Mom who is not a fan for precious nicknames for private parts (is private part a cutesy nickname?), especially when used by moms. Do these nicknames annoy you, and do you think kids should be taught them? Sound off!
Do you use cutesy names for private parts? Do you use them in general or just with your kids? Share them, and join the Momversation by commenting in a related forum:
See the video of us mom bloggers in Cabo (below)! So nice not to be scripted. Lovely operation, first class.
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