July 26th, 2010 09:14am
by kristi.palma
Last night I dreamed I was changing a perpetual dirty diaper. No matter how many times I wiped my daughter clean, the diaper stayed dirty and so did she. It was so frustrating and …well, gross. I live this crap every day (no pun intended), so why do I have to dream about it?
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July 19th, 2010 01:01am
by kristi.palma
I was watching that show, “What Would You Do?” on ABC the other night and producers had set up a scene at a playground in which a fake predator was trying to lure a child away. It was a relief to watch other parents jump all over this fake predator, asking him who he was and why he was talking to a little girl he didn’t know. The message was this: Get involved. I sat there on my couch thinking, I hope my children are always surrounded by alert strangers who care. Little did I know it would happen just two days later.
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June 29th, 2010 12:00pm
by kristi.palma
What happens when you mix a GPS with TTS (Talkative Toddler Syndrome)?
You wind up lost.
We are in Boston visiting family and I was driving alone in our rental with both my kids strapped in the back. I had no idea where I was and had to rely solely on GPS woman to get me there.
“At the rotary, take the first exit, then veer slight left and go right,” said cheery, syrupy GPS woman.
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June 14th, 2010 10:50am
by kristi.palma
Tuscmoms.com was at Babypalooza this past weekend for the third year.
And for the third year, we had no shortage of moms willing to help out. I don’t take their willingness to volunteer lightly. We are all busy moms and time is precious. It’s a testament to our site that these women are willing to stand in a mall for 4 hours to spread the Tuscmoms love.
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June 6th, 2010 09:48pm
by kristi.palma
I’m from New York, where the phrase “It’s free” is used about as much as “Have a nice day.” There I go, playing into the stereotype. Shame on me. Anyway, back to my point. When I tell my mommy friends back home about the free summer activities for kids here, they can barely contain their jealousy (“Are you kidding?” One …
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June 2nd, 2010 12:00pm
by kristi.palma
While doing research for an article about foster parents, I was directed to Heart Gallery Alabama, a website full of Alabama foster kids waiting to be adopted. And I couldn’t stop reading.
Heart Gallery Alabama offers a place where potential parents can view pictures of kids, read background information and even see videos and listen to audio interviews. How amazing that …
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May 21st, 2010 09:19pm
by kristi.palma
Ah yes. I remember it well. Telling the waiter to box up my meal and making a beeline for the car with a wailing baby.
My daughter will be 1 year old next month. So I foolishly thought we’d avoided any kind of embarrassing restaurant situation with her. Our 3 year-old son Jack embarrassed us quite a few times as an infant. But our daughter had a perfect restaurant record — until tonight.
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May 18th, 2010 10:55pm
by kristi.palma
My mother has been visiting from NY for the past 3 weeks. And she couldn’t stop saying how impressed she is with Tuscaloosa. And, no, not because of football (though she’s a football nut and loves that too). She is impressed because this is such “a family town,” as she put it.
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May 6th, 2010 12:02pm
by kristi.palma
The day has finally come. My 3 1/2 year-old son Jack is done with his naps. I’ve been dreading this day and it’s finally here. But, like every other stage of child rearing, you just accept it, figure out a solution, and adjust your life accordingly.
And so this work-at-home mama is forced to rethink her work day. I used to schedule the bulk of my work for the afternoons while he was sleeping. Now he is up and running around at that time and I need a new plan.
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April 19th, 2010 05:36pm
by kristi.palma
Today begins Turn Off Your TV Week and I’m tossing my family in the ring.
They are kicking and screaming, but I’m tossing us in anyway.
Well, my husband is doing much of the kicking and screaming. Well, not really kicking and screaming but strongly disagreeing. My 3 year-old son will bring forth the actual kicking and screaming, I’m sure, when I deny him his tenth request for Rory the Racing Car. So far so good on that front.
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TuscMoms.com Editor Kristi Palma writes a parenting column for The Tuscaloosa News called “The Mom Stop.” She is a stay-at-home mom to Jack, a blue-eyed, banana-lovin’ toddler who loves to sing and count. She and her husband welcomed daughter Paige in June. Contact her at kristi.palma@tuscmoms.com.