There’s considerable pressure these days to be a “perfect” mom, in all its guises: the crunchy granola mom who makes everything from scratch and never allows a processed food to pass her child’s lips, the career mom who juggles a demanding job, running the PTO, and training for triathlons, and – my personal favorite – the beatific mom who claims that every day with her kids is a little slice of heaven, and who never seems to lose patience or (...Read More)

If you’ve read my little Momicillin Bio you know that Spicy Girl is Chinese by birth and that the hubby and I adopted her when she was not quite a year old.  We are coming up on our 2nd anniversary of this life-changing day, and like any other activity in life, as time goes by and you get more comfortable with it you become less and less aware.  Until you get smacked it the face with a moment that brings you (...Read More)

I don’t go away too often for business, but occasionally, I leave the family for a few days to attend a conference. I never look forward to going away. In the few days leading up to my departure, I’ll whine and pout a little. Sometimes, I’ll say very dramatically to The Husband, DON’T MAKE ME GO and throw myself onto the bed, Lipton Ice Tea-style (am I dating myself with that commercial reference)? The main reason for my dramatics? I (...Read More)