Mediocre Mom Manual: It’s Official – My Children Are Embarrassed by Me
The day I have been waiting for all of my life has finally arrived. No, the kids haven’t moved out, so maybe the second day I’ve been waiting for all of my life has finally arrived. I have the Mooties—a wordsmith hybrid I made up myself—Mom-Cooties. My two oldest kids are officially embarrassed by me. [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: Raising Children – Is Marriage Really Necessary?
Well, here’s an interesting tidbit about marriage and children… Turns out in a recent study, The Institute for Fiscal Studies found that marriage didn’t really affect a child’s cognitive or social development. In fact, data show it’s not marriage per se that is of significant benefit to the child, rather how educated the parents are. [...]
Read More →Why Do People Lose Their Compassion Online?
I guess at this late stage and this late age, nothing should stun or surprise me anymore but I must admit, the online behavior and comments made by a few people here at Good Enough Mother recently have done just that. The first came after the death of 27-year-old Amy Winehouse. We wrote a post [...]
Read More →Ask Rene: My Daughter’s Back With Her Bad Boyfriend
Hi Rene: I hope you can help me. My daughter is an intelligent, 25-year-old woman with very little dating experience. She met a man six years older than her and dated him for about a year until she found out he was cheating on her with emails, 900 numbers and such. Not only that, [...]
Read More →Kid’s Questions: I’m Feeling Suicidal
Dear Rene: I go through a lot at home. With friends, life’s great, but when I come home I have to deal with the most annoying little sister ever, who does everything she can to get me in trouble and a drunk, illiterate, abusive, prescription pill-popping mother. When I was younger I used to ask [...]
Read More →RIP Amy Winehouse: What’s Your Reaction?
As you may just have heard, British singer Amy Winehouse has reportedly been found dead at her home in London. She was just 27 years old. As shocking as the news is, it’s also tempered with a tinge of inevitably – a sense that this was a train wreck we all saw coming. After [...]
Read More →Ask The Good Enough Guy: Do Guys Gossip?
Dear Good Enough Guy: Last year I bought some friends a gag gift for Christmas (a DVD teaching them how to belly dance). I bought it on my lunch hour while at work where a male co-worker saw and commented about it. I then made the mistake of going along with his joke, telling [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: Should Potential Employers Be Allowed To Check Your Online History?
Tooling around on Facebook the other day I came across a posting by a friend and former co-worker who was hot with a capital “H” over this story. The article’s about a company that’s being hired by employers to conduct background checks on potential employees. But these aren’t your run of the mill checks. No, [...]
Read More →Ask Rene: My Friend’s Kids Are BRATS!
Ask Rene: My Friend’s Kids Are BRATS! Hey Rene: I have a problem and need your advice. I have had more then my share of being around friends and family whose kids are a handful so I’m not naive by any stretch of the imagination. But what is it with parents whose kids act like [...]
Read More →Taking It To The Streets: What’s The Hardest Part Of Being A Mom?
Hey everyone – it’s Taking It To The Streets time again! You know the drill by now… here’s what happened when Team GEM hit the streets of Manhattan to find out how moms across America felt about a key Good Enough Mother topic. Today’s question – What’s The Hardest Part Of Being A Mom? I’m [...]
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