Comments for Bakersfield Mom http://www.bakersfieldmom.com Everything you need to know about being a mom in Bakersfield, CA! Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:30:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Working Mom Wednesday: Are you a success? by Jamie Butow http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/2012/02/working-mom-wednesday-are-you-a-success/comment-page-1/#comment-6011 Jamie Butow Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:30:05 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/?p=2788#comment-6011 I feel ya. I once read a blog where the mom wrote that at the end of the day she and her husband flop down on the couch to watch TV and celebrate a job well done, or at least a job done. Some days, that's all I can ask for! I'll be writing about the article next week. Hopefully there are some good tips in it! I feel ya. I once read a blog where the mom wrote that at the end of the day she and her husband flop down on the couch to watch TV and celebrate a job well done, or at least a job done. Some days, that’s all I can ask for!

I’ll be writing about the article next week. Hopefully there are some good tips in it!

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]]> Comment on Working Mom Wednesday: Are you a success? by Jamie Butow http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/2012/02/working-mom-wednesday-are-you-a-success/comment-page-1/#comment-6010 Jamie Butow Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:28:31 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/?p=2788#comment-6010 Balancing multiple kids has got to always be a challenge. I always intended to have more than one, but life (and my body) didn't working out that way for me. Of course now I walk the line of spoiling my one too much. That's a failure in itself some days! Balancing multiple kids has got to always be a challenge. I always intended to have more than one, but life (and my body) didn’t working out that way for me. Of course now I walk the line of spoiling my one too much. That’s a failure in itself some days!

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]]> Comment on Working Mom Wednesday: Are you a success? by Erika http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/2012/02/working-mom-wednesday-are-you-a-success/comment-page-1/#comment-6009 Erika Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:02:14 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/?p=2788#comment-6009 Some days I feel like a success but most I feel like a failure. I'm married with 2 kids and a full time job. I'm successful at work but I feel like a failure at home. I don't spend enough time playing with the kids, my house isn't clean enough, I don't cook enough, hubby feels neglected, etc. If there's a way to achieve the perfect balance, I'd sure like to know the secret. Some days I feel like a success but most I feel like a failure. I’m married with 2 kids and a full time job. I’m successful at work but I feel like a failure at home. I don’t spend enough time playing with the kids, my house isn’t clean enough, I don’t cook enough, hubby feels neglected, etc. If there’s a way to achieve the perfect balance, I’d sure like to know the secret.

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]]> Comment on Working Mom Wednesday: Are you a success? by Melanie http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/2012/02/working-mom-wednesday-are-you-a-success/comment-page-1/#comment-5937 Melanie Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:30:51 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/?p=2788#comment-5937 I am not a work-outside-the-home mom (I do work, just as a full-time homemaker). I still struggle with feeling like I'm being successful as a mom. There is a constant need to do better on something. If one kid's needs are met another one's may not be 100%. Good enough has become a mantra. It's difficult especially when you have perfectionist tendencies and high expectations. I am not a work-outside-the-home mom (I do work, just as a full-time homemaker). I still struggle with feeling like I’m being successful as a mom. There is a constant need to do better on something. If one kid’s needs are met another one’s may not be 100%. Good enough has become a mantra. It’s difficult especially when you have perfectionist tendencies and high expectations.

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]]> Comment on Parental guidance: Babies and identity theft by Gaby http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/2012/02/parental-guidance-babies-and-identity-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-5782 Gaby Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:09:18 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/?p=2730#comment-5782 A different kind of crime, but: Some troubled kids run away or are lured away from home when they are much too young and vulnerable. Madison Watson is 13 and believed to be headed to the Bakersfield area with the person that took her from her home in Elk Grove, California the night of February 5, 2011. Please, please share the missing persons poster of her with anyone in the area; she's only 5'2 and 102lbs. http://www.ncmec.org/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewChildDetail&caseNum=1188599&orgPrefix=NCMC&seqNum=1&caseLang=en_US&searchLang=en_US A different kind of crime, but: Some troubled kids run away or are lured away from home when they are much too young and vulnerable. Madison Watson is 13 and believed to be headed to the Bakersfield area with the person that took her from her home in Elk Grove, California the night of February 5, 2011. Please, please share the missing persons poster of her with anyone in the area; she’s only 5’2 and 102lbs. http://www.ncmec.org/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewChildDetail&caseNum=1188599&orgPrefix=NCMC&seqNum=1&caseLang=en_US&searchLang=en_US

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]]> Comment on Parent ‘Hood: Handling your son’s newfound passion for ballet by Melanie http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/2012/02/parent-hood-handling-your-sons-newfound-passion-for-ballet/comment-page-1/#comment-5742 Melanie Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:57:05 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/?p=2660#comment-5742 Check out and read the book "Ballerino Nate" by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Yes, real men can dance. Check out and read the book “Ballerino Nate” by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Yes, real men can dance.

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]]> Comment on GIVEAWAY: Ethics, Environment, and a meet-up by Rhonda http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/2012/02/giveaway-ethics-environment-and-a-meet-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5706 Rhonda Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:46:36 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/?p=2708#comment-5706 I like BakersfieldMom on Facebook I like BakersfieldMom on Facebook

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]]> Comment on GIVEAWAY: Ethics, Environment, and a meet-up by Rhonda http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/2012/02/giveaway-ethics-environment-and-a-meet-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5705 Rhonda Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:46:09 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/?p=2708#comment-5705 I would attend a meet-up, for sure. Maybe at first, moms only and then kids. Weekends are ideal since I work full-time and weeknights are hard, and someplace like a coffee shop would be good. I would attend a meet-up, for sure. Maybe at first, moms only and then kids. Weekends are ideal since I work full-time and weeknights are hard, and someplace like a coffee shop would be good.

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]]> Comment on Working Mom Wednesday: Avoid the rush – Tips to keep your family on time by Melanie Edwards ModernMami http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/2012/02/working-mom-wednesday-avoid-the-rush-tips-to-keep-your-family-on-time/comment-page-1/#comment-5611 Melanie Edwards ModernMami Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:46:50 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/?p=2664#comment-5611 I agree that when I'm well on my way to being ready, I'm much calmer. Good tips to remember! I agree that when I’m well on my way to being ready, I’m much calmer. Good tips to remember!

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]]> Comment on I’m not that kind of girl by Melanie http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/2012/01/im-not-that-kind-of-girl/comment-page-1/#comment-5521 Melanie Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:31:58 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldmom.com/?p=2544#comment-5521 Sorry- you're missing out. I love Pinterest! I love that you have to be invited. It is only becoming less cool as more and more people are on it to get all of the crazy awesome ideas (I no longer get to take credit for because it was seen on Pinterest by everyone else now too). I love that I no longer have to bookmark everything all over the web and then have to search for it later; I can just pin it and go! Yes, I sew. Yes, we do fun activities just for the heck of it at our home. I don't homeschool, but I do teach my children in my home post preschool and public school. I ignore all the food recipes and beauty posts (makeup/nails/etc.). I use the clothing posts as inspiration to find my own looks within my budget. Sorry- you’re missing out. I love Pinterest! I love that you have to be invited. It is only becoming less cool as more and more people are on it to get all of the crazy awesome ideas (I no longer get to take credit for because it was seen on Pinterest by everyone else now too). I love that I no longer have to bookmark everything all over the web and then have to search for it later; I can just pin it and go! Yes, I sew. Yes, we do fun activities just for the heck of it at our home. I don’t homeschool, but I do teach my children in my home post preschool and public school. I ignore all the food recipes and beauty posts (makeup/nails/etc.). I use the clothing posts as inspiration to find my own looks within my budget.

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