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Don't Just Wear The Suit, Rock The Suit
Sep 17

Don’t Just Wear The Suit, Rock The Suit

The Mama On The Rocks4 CommentsAnxieity, Anxiety, Extreme Parenting, Featured, Motherhood, Simple Livinganxiety, bathing suit, confidence, fat, fear, mama, model, overweight, papparazzi, runway, shame, suit, swim, swimming, swimsuit

I’m a plus-sized mom and I wore the suit. No I didn’t just wear that bad boy, I rocked that spandex leotard-like one piece like it was my J-O-B! Here’s Read more

The Real Face of ADHD
May 03

The Real Face of ADHD

The Mama On The Rocks9 CommentsExtreme Parentingaccepted, addiction, alcohol, behavior, child, children, dad, drug, drugs, guilt, heard, kid, loved, meme, mom, self harm, shame, suicide

*Guest Post by Melissa Bates As I write this, I’m not sure what words are going to follow. All I know is that my brain and my heart can’t handle Read more

The Struggle To Pretend
Apr 18

Dear Friend I Haven’t Seen In Years, I’m Avoiding You On Purpose

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentUncategorizedaccomplishment, assume, assumption, avoid, dodge, fear, friend, friendship, goals, hide, hiding, high school, promise, reunion, shame, target

Some people are energized and excited by things like class reunions, rekindling old friendships, or meeting up with someone they haven’t seen in years. That idea is paralyzing to me. Read more

Dear To-Do List-Slow Your Role: Learning To Say No In A Yes-Filled World
Apr 10

Dear To-Do List-Slow Your Role: Learning To Say No In A Yes-Filled World

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentExtreme Parenting, Simple Livingchildren, crash, cry, guilt, hide, hiding, husband, kids, list, lists, meltdown, no, overwhelm, overwhelmed, say no, shame, spring break, tears, to-do, yes

Full disclosure, I had a meltdown this weekend…in the car…on the way back from an eight hour road trip. Not my finest moment. Breaks, for teachers and parents, should be Read more

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