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Marriage + Full time job + 2 beautiful boys = 1 hectic, beautiful, crazy, amazing life. Just another day in the life of a BadAssMama.
  I travel. A lot. Mainly for work, but with family on both coasts and in the Caribbean I'm often on-the-go with kids-in-tow.   I started my career as a management consultant - on the road 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year. I lived out of ... Read more...
10: Leave dishes in the sink - I already have 2 kids. If I wanted a third, I would be pregnant by now. Clean up your own shit.   9. Utter the words "You look tired" - &n ... Read more...
"That which makes us good can also make us crazy." -The BadAssMama   I've known for quite some time. I am a perfectionist. An unabashed, unapologetic, nearly un-wavering perfectionist.   It started when I was very young. I d ... Read more...
  The BadAssMama Family Travel-o-Rama has finally come to a close. Six days, 7 states, several kid-friendly venues and family giggles later we are back at BadAssMama Central and I'm feeling equal parts exhaustion, elation and enlightenment. Exhaustion af ... Read more...
There is nothing I would rather do less than take a road trip with my kids tomorrow. Let me explain.Maybe it's a tradition unique to my family. It seems, without fail, that before any major event, momentous occasion or uninterrupted chunk of time ... Read more...
So, we've decided to press pause on the potty training.   Let me explain.   Victor has been progressing into big-boy-hood at a steady clip - ditching the bottle, growing into bigger clothes, a big boy bed, even peeing in the ... Read more...
What's old is new again at BadAssMama Central.   Let me explain.   After months of letting Victor make pee in the potty before bedtime (while keeping him in diapers all day), it suddenly dawned on me that at two-and-a-half a ... Read more...
When it comes to parenting, honesty is not always the best policy. In fact, I lie to my children on an almost-daily basis: Just one more green bean... Chuck-E Cheese doesn't do birthday parties anymore McDonald's is yucky ... Read more...
"Mommy, I want YOU to give me a bath."   Ugh.   I knew it would happen at some point. First, the four-year-old stabs me with the "It makes me sad when you're not here." Then, the baby joins in on the act.   < ... Read more...
It's funny how your perspective can change when you actually take a moment to SEE what's going on around you.   Let me explain.   The past 2 weeks have been a-step-above-the-average-whirlwind at BadAssMama Central, including ... Read more...