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The Babe’s Racking Up Incident Reports

Published by dara on June 8, 2008 in motherhood and what do you think?. 5 Comments

1 of 3 incident reports in the span of 1 week

Biting, biting, biting. All three incident reports Nia racked up in the span of 1 week! I know this is the age they love to sink their teeth into juicy flesh, whether just for kicks (Nia laughs when she tries to bite me and I discipline her with a stern “No!”; or to defend their favorite toy. When I dropped her off one day last week, I walked in just as one of her classmates clamped down on another kid’s arm. How do you deter the biting? Do I just have to wait for her to gradually grow out of it? Was/Is your child a biter?

Breastfeeding Dilemma: To Wean or Not to Wean?

Published by dara on May 18, 2008 in family, motherhood and what do you think?. 5 Comments

My mom has Nia for the weekend, including tomorrow. I planned to stop by her house today to deliver a few toys and Nia’s toothbrush. So I told my mom I would nurse her for a few minutes before heading to work.

“Well how about you use these days that she’s away from you to go ahead and wean her,” said my wise mother.

OK, so I have mentioned to my entire family, a few friends, and a couple of co-workers that I’m planning to wean Nia because I need my life back! The child thinks she owns my boobies! But that was all talk. Do I really have the strength to permenantly remove my sweetie from her milk-milks (as my niece calls them)?

Granted, I only breastfeed now twice a day — in the morning before daycare and at night before bed. But these are some of the sweetest moments, times I feel an extra special bond with my daughter. So I’m struggling…she’s 15 months now, is it time to wean her?

Woman Sees Image of Jesus in Ultrasound Pic

Published by dara on April 29, 2008 in pregnancy, weird and what do you think?. 0 Comments

Pregnancy is stressful enough, but imagine incubating the crucified Jesus. That’s a lot of darn pressure!

A local woman gets an ultrasound in preparation for her first baby but instead of seeing the image of an infant, Monet Sledge saw something else. “I was shocked like really,” said Monet. The Lorain woman showed the picture to her sister Tequoia Smith, a married mother of four who has seen her share of ultrasounds. “I was expecting to see little body parts,” said Tequoia “Like a face, arms and legs.” But instead Tequoia too saw the image of Jesus on the cross. “As soon as I saw it I was like oh my gosh.” The baby girls legs are completely extended and straight and in the photo, which resembles Jesus’ arms stretched out on the cross [Read more…]

She can cash that in on ebay because you know some fool is just itching to throw thousands of dollars down the drain! So tell me, did you see the crucified Jesus in the pic?

Star Jones’ Train Wreck of a Marriage is Ending

Published by dara on April 24, 2008 in arts & entertainment, celebrities and what do you think?. 2 Comments

From ETOnline:

Star Jones (46) has filed for divorce from husband of three-and-a-half years, Al Reynolds (39). The filing took place on March 26 in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan. Starlet M. Jones versus Al S. Reynolds was marked as an “Uncontested Matrimonial” case by the court and the records were sealed.

In a statement released exclusively to Entertainment Tonight, the former “View” co-host says: “Several years ago I made an error in judgment by inviting the media into the most intimate area of my life. A month ago I filed for divorce. The dissolution of a marriage is a difficult time in anyone’s life that requires privacy with one’s thoughts. I have committed myself to handling this situation with dignity and grace and look forward to emerging from this period as a stronger and wiser woman.”

Ending a relationship is always difficult, but did anyone think this union would last longer than a couple of years? I’m surprised they lasted 3 years! And I’m sure they’re still paying for that lavish wedding. She was marrying for us, the public, instead of true love. If you’re comfortable with yourself and your mate, you don’t need all that media hoopla to make you feel secure. So what was the tipping point for this failed marriage? Did Al finally come to terms with his sexuality and step on out the closet? What do you think about that train wreck they called a marriage?

The Name My Daughter Calls Me

Published by dara on February 8, 2008 in family, funny, motherhood, pics and what do you think?. 5 Comments

I have to get my video camera fixed so I can record some of the funny mess that goes on in this house. My daughter and niece crack me up! When they see each other for the first time after being apart all day, they just look at one another and begin laughing hysterically. I’m talking serious giggle fits that go on, and on, and on…

So about the title of this post. You may be saying to yourself, “So what does she call you? Mommy? Mama? Ma?” Nope. She calls me Day-day. Yep! Day-day. At first I thought she was trying to say da-da. Then I thought no she’s not attempting the word daddy, because that word is practically non-existent around here. I refer to her father as baba, and that’s what my niece calls her daddy too. So I’m thinking, maybe its just a sound that all babies make — mama, dada, googoo, gaga. Nope. Day-day means something because it isn’t random. She most often looks straight at me when she says it. Then it hit me. She’s calling me by my name, Dara (pronounced day-ruh, i guess that would be the phonetic spelling). You see, my niece calls me Aunty Day-day, and she says it like a million times a day. So I guess Nia picked up on it. So now I’m day-day to her. Not ma-ma, she rarely uses the word. I’ve heard her say it a few times. Not a big problem. But I’m wondering if I should try to discourage her from calling me day-day. What do you think?