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Over breakfast one morning, my three-year-old, deep in thought, looks me in the eye and declares, “Mom, I love you better than boogers.” That, for me, summed up what it's like to be the mother of little boys. As a writer and mother of two young boys, I’d rather blog than bother with baby books or journals. Or maybe this is just a coping mechanism for a gal in a house full of guys. Either way, I’d like to preserve some of the sweet and quirky aspects of my crazy life as it exists today.
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Better Than Boogers Adventures and advice from a mother of boys

English - Parenting, Boys, Hirschsprung
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Better Than Boogers · 7M ago

When I grow up

Like so many of the best conversations, this one happened today in the car.Mo: I'm going to have a lot of kids when I grow up.Me:  Oh yeah.Mo: Yeah. I'm going to have a van. And I'm going to have as many kids as there are seats in the van.Me: Why do you want so many kids?Mo: So I can put them in tim
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Better Than Boogers · 7M ago

Recent gems from Mo

We're out for dinner. The server asks for our drink orders. Mo looks her in the eye, "Well, I always like beer."One afternoon shortly after starting first grade: "Mom, they have these cool puzzles at school. They're kind of complicated and have a lot of pieces. They're called chainsaw puzzles." I ba
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Better Than Boogers · 8M ago

Curly's Halloween costume

I'm a sucker for group Halloween costumes. Must have started the year my college roommates and I dressed as KISS. We looked awesome.Last year Curly and Mo masqueraded as Mario and Luigi. It was a hoot.This year - after watching the movie and seeing a live performance of The Wizard of Oz - I thought
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Better Than Boogers · 8M ago

Eight days with Mo and a two-wheel bike

Day 1: After a week of riding his new scooter, Mo decides to jump on his two-wheeler bike -- sans training wheels. He takes off, down hills, around corners, an instant professional.That whole business with mom or dad running behind and holding the seat? Guess we missed out. Day 2: Mo begs to start r
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Better Than Boogers · 9M ago

Six

Mo turned six this week, and he starts first grade on Sept. 1.So what's he up to these days?He wore polka dot socks and flip flops an entire day last week. He requested a fondue restaurant for his birthday party. And his favorite song is "The Sweater Song" by Weezer.He's smart and sassy as ever.For
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Better Than Boogers · 10M ago

Sassy doesn't stop for summer

Mo is especially gifted with it comes to loud, gassy noises. In summer school last week, he belched loud enough to stop his teacher mid-lesson.I guess she then asked him, "What was that for?"And he replied, "Well, Ms. T, that was just for you!"At least that's how he recounted the story. He emphasize
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Better Than Boogers · 10M ago

Flashback Friday: Making everyone happy

I'm feeling a little nostalgic now that Curly's (almost, almost) potty trained and rarely takes naps anymore.Got to thinking about how I used to handle those frustrating times when I'd finally get Curly down and then Mo would wake him up -- and then he'd do it again, and again. Nothing like wasting
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Better Than Boogers · 11M ago

Mo: Bow chicka WOW WOW

Yesterday Mo asked me, "Is bow chicka WOW WOW a bad word?"I laughed. I asked where he learned that. (Answer: Ben in his class.)Dad chuckled and mumbled to me, "No, that's a very good word."But it got me wondering, what exactly is the correct response to that question?And I can only imagine where we'
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Better Than Boogers · 11M ago

Curly's trick for swallowing icky medicine

Part of Curly's ongoing recovery is four daily doses of Flagyl, one of the grossest meds around. Seriously, even the pharmacist told me, "It doesn't get much worse than Flagyl."I tasted it, and immediately I felt like I was going to throw up.So, needless to say, it's been a struggle to get Curly to
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Better Than Boogers · 11M ago

Recovering from a rough week

No funny stories today. I just haven’t been feelin’ it lately. That’s probably why I’ve all but abandoned this blog.If anyone’s still out there reading, here’s the scoop: Curly got sick last week. Real sick. And Dad was on the other side of the country for business. And I got pretty rattled.At first
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