Raising Davis
Our working mom Meg Bodden keeps a diary of the challenging lifestyle she faces balancing her role as a parent and a career woman.
Business As Usual
May 17, 2011
School’s out! You can see the excitement in the kids’ faces and the expectation of long sunny days and non stop fun. Not on my face. I look at my summer calendar and see deadlines, work-back schedules and unmet budgets. Sigh....
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Hey Big Spender!
Posted May 03, 2011
I put off writing this article like I put off doing my taxes – doing both at the last possible moment. I usually get a refund so the tax prep delay is not because I owe money. It is because I don’t want to have to look at how I spend money...
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Play Dates - Love 'Em or Hate 'Em?
Posted Oct 18, 2010
Play dates? Davis can take them or leave them because he has had good experiences and not-so good ones. Here’s the thing...
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A Work-Family Balance
Sep 28, 2010
My editor reminded me that my article for Raising Davis was overdue. I tried avoiding eye contact with her for the rest of the week because each night, when I went home, I promised myself I would write. Instead ...
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Junk Food - Friend or Foe?
Posted Jul 20, 2010
Candy bowls are overflowing during special holidays at working mom Meghan Bradley's house, but closely guarded the rest of the year.I am hit by cupid on Valentine’s Day, enchanted by E...
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Privacy
Posted May 31, 2010
Remember the Brady Bunch? If you watched some of the reruns you’d remember that no one in the Brady family was allowed to disturb Mike Brady when he was working in his office. Well, it’s not much, but I have a very small office-like room...
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What's The Deal With Birthday Parties?
Posted May 06, 2010
Davis was only two-and-a-half years old when he came home from daycare with an invitation to a birthday party. I was thrilled, thinking how adorable it would be to see a bunch of pre-schoolers being initiated into the magic of birthday parties ...
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Dealing With 'Momnesia'
Posted Feb 25, 2010
We humans are great adaptors and I have learned to cope with Momnesia through lists, day-timers and the ever-handy sticky note. It is my new reality.
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How Green is Green?
Posted Sep 11, 2009
Davis is holding a banana peel and asking me for thehundredth time, “Which one, Mommy?”We have a garbage container with three bins; ...
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Separation Anxiety
Posted Apr 30, 2009
It was time to take him out of the home daycare where he would be losing the company of his four little companions and the coziness of the private home environment. He would now be in a larger preschool with daily routines, a huge playground and over thirty little new friends. It would be kiddy Shangri-La!...
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Dealing with Holiday Greed
Posted Nov 13, 2008
When I think of the holidays, I daydream about walking in a winter wonderland, roasting chestnuts and singing carols. The reality is I am ...
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Who is Influencing Your Child?
Posted Aug 06, 2008
Davis, three, is chirping, “Rock on, party peeps!” He knows the lyrics to Miley Cyrus songs and thinks that his shirt looks ‘nasty’…...
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Parenting Like Their Parents Did
Posted May 05, 2008
My mom’s famous line when life took a bad turn was, “This is going to be an adventure!” She would use this expression regardless of the magnitude of the situation. Whether ...
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Comparatively Speaking
Posted Mar 11, 2008
Davis is two years, four months old. His conversation skills are excellent. His energy level is off the chart — and he is comfortable with wearing a diaper. Do I check all the schedule...
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Housework
Posted Mar 11, 2008
I may be in the minority, but the truth is that I don’t take enormous pride in my home. I want it to be comfortable, clean and know where st...
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Budget Glance
Posted May 04, 2007
Even with savings and pre-planning, Paul and I knew that if I prolonged my mat leave, we would be falling behind and incurring debt. Mind you, I felt pulled in two directions I was missing a...
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Thoughts from a Working Mom
Posted Mar 22, 2007
6:05 A.M: I'M OFF and in the lead. Following Davis dad, Paul, I head for the shower, hoping Davis will give us a 20-minute head start. 6:20 a.m. All bets are off. Davis is up. There are lu...
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May 17, 2011
School’s out! You can see the excitement in the kids’ faces and the expectation of long sunny days and non stop fun. Not on my face. I look at my summer calendar and see deadlines, work-back schedules and unmet budgets. Sigh....
Read More >>
Hey Big Spender!
Posted May 03, 2011
I put off writing this article like I put off doing my taxes – doing both at the last possible moment. I usually get a refund so the tax prep delay is not because I owe money. It is because I don’t want to have to look at how I spend money...
Read More >>
Play Dates - Love 'Em or Hate 'Em?
Posted Oct 18, 2010
Play dates? Davis can take them or leave them because he has had good experiences and not-so good ones. Here’s the thing...
Read More >>
A Work-Family Balance
Sep 28, 2010
My editor reminded me that my article for Raising Davis was overdue. I tried avoiding eye contact with her for the rest of the week because each night, when I went home, I promised myself I would write. Instead ...
Read More >>
Junk Food - Friend or Foe?
Posted Jul 20, 2010
Candy bowls are overflowing during special holidays at working mom Meghan Bradley's house, but closely guarded the rest of the year.I am hit by cupid on Valentine’s Day, enchanted by E...
Read More >>
Privacy
Posted May 31, 2010
Remember the Brady Bunch? If you watched some of the reruns you’d remember that no one in the Brady family was allowed to disturb Mike Brady when he was working in his office. Well, it’s not much, but I have a very small office-like room...
Read More >>
What's The Deal With Birthday Parties?
Posted May 06, 2010
Davis was only two-and-a-half years old when he came home from daycare with an invitation to a birthday party. I was thrilled, thinking how adorable it would be to see a bunch of pre-schoolers being initiated into the magic of birthday parties ...
Read More >>
Dealing With 'Momnesia'
Posted Feb 25, 2010
We humans are great adaptors and I have learned to cope with Momnesia through lists, day-timers and the ever-handy sticky note. It is my new reality.
Read More >>
How Green is Green?
Posted Sep 11, 2009
Davis is holding a banana peel and asking me for thehundredth time, “Which one, Mommy?”We have a garbage container with three bins; ...
Read More >>
Separation Anxiety
Posted Apr 30, 2009
It was time to take him out of the home daycare where he would be losing the company of his four little companions and the coziness of the private home environment. He would now be in a larger preschool with daily routines, a huge playground and over thirty little new friends. It would be kiddy Shangri-La!...
Read More >>
Dealing with Holiday Greed
Posted Nov 13, 2008
When I think of the holidays, I daydream about walking in a winter wonderland, roasting chestnuts and singing carols. The reality is I am ...
Read More >>
Who is Influencing Your Child?
Posted Aug 06, 2008
Davis, three, is chirping, “Rock on, party peeps!” He knows the lyrics to Miley Cyrus songs and thinks that his shirt looks ‘nasty’…...
Read More >>
Parenting Like Their Parents Did
Posted May 05, 2008
My mom’s famous line when life took a bad turn was, “This is going to be an adventure!” She would use this expression regardless of the magnitude of the situation. Whether ...
Read More >>
Comparatively Speaking
Posted Mar 11, 2008
Davis is two years, four months old. His conversation skills are excellent. His energy level is off the chart — and he is comfortable with wearing a diaper. Do I check all the schedule...
Read More >>
Housework
Posted Mar 11, 2008
I may be in the minority, but the truth is that I don’t take enormous pride in my home. I want it to be comfortable, clean and know where st...
Read More >>
Budget Glance
Posted May 04, 2007
Even with savings and pre-planning, Paul and I knew that if I prolonged my mat leave, we would be falling behind and incurring debt. Mind you, I felt pulled in two directions I was missing a...
Read More >>
Thoughts from a Working Mom
Posted Mar 22, 2007
6:05 A.M: I'M OFF and in the lead. Following Davis dad, Paul, I head for the shower, hoping Davis will give us a 20-minute head start. 6:20 a.m. All bets are off. Davis is up. There are lu...
Read More >>
