Live and Let Di

The Perfect World

Sometimes I visualize living in my perfect world. There are no socks tucked between the cushions of the couch. Everything I put in the cabinets is exactly where I put it when I need it. There is quality control on every item that comes out of the dishwasher so when I reach for a dish, I donât find dried on food on it.

Posted 9 mon. ago.

So what have you been reading

A few weeks ago, a bunch of the TriangleMom2Mom bloggers got together and talked aboutâ¦well, a couple thousand different things. But one thing that came up was whether or not we, as bloggers, should only write directly about being a Mom. As Moms, arenât we multi-faceted (not to mention multi-talented) beings with interests that lie beyond the confines of our family lives? So today, my hu…

Posted 9 mon. ago.

Don't Mess with the First Mom

Besides re-introducing chartreuse (while looking fabulous in it, I might add), what were we expecting of our new First Lady during her first week? While every First Lady seems to pick various causes to support, Michelle Obama's first action was to align herself with mothers everywhere by extending her Mama Bear claws to protect her children.

Posted 9 mon. ago.

Do It Yourself Di!

I have this weird combination of qualities...stubbornness, resourcefulness and impatience ... that often leads me to fix stuff around the house. When something needs done, my kids are more likely to yell, "Mom," rather than "Dad." They might someday find themselves paraphrasing that great philosopher Jeff Spicoli, saying, "It's OK, my Mom has an awesome set of tools." (From my husband's favorite m…

Posted 10 mon. ago.

What is a Mother?

I would bet that every woman reading TriangleMom2Mom has a different definition of herself as a Mom. Some are lax. Some are strict. Some are organized. Some are chaotic. Some are strong disciplinarians. Some just go with the flow. Some yell. Some whisper. Some threaten. Most love and nurture. Of all my friends who are Moms (basically all of my friends, it seems), no two are the same.

Posted 10 mon. ago.

Famous Last Words

When I was pregnant with my first child, I had 22 (yes, I counted them) books on pregnancy, infancy, child care, etc. I was pretty sure I knew it all. I entered parenthood with high expectations both of my child and of myself. I came up with sweeping statements of all the âneversâ we were going to adhere to. I spoke of these âneversâ self-righteously, especially when I was arou…

Posted 10 mon. ago.

Paybacks

I am here to promise you that you will have the opportunity to elicit paybacks from your kids. My daughter was born in 1993, not long after Aladdin came out in 1992. As a matter of fact, while I was pregnant, my husband and I were watching football one Sunday and the game we were watching was a blow-out, so we headed out to see Aladdin. When we got to the car after the movie, we turned on the radi…

Posted 10 mon. ago.

Forgiving Myself

The New Year in its capitalized form is not something that is really important to me. I feel more of a sense of renewal when the flowers bloom in the spring or when the kids go back to school or on my birthday. I donât feel compelled to party like a rock star on New Yearâs Eve. Most years it is just another night. It wonât surprise you to learn that I am also not compelled to make N…

Posted 10 mon. ago.

Twilight, the book

It seems that a certain Stephenie Meyer is this year's answer to Harry Potter for the tween-/teen-aged girl set. My Mom mentioned the Twilight books to me in late October and asked if Haley was interested in them. I said no and that I hadn't even heard of them. By the next week, Haley had read all four and her friends were circling around Haley and each other to be the next one to read one of the …

Posted 11 mon. ago.

In Your Facebook!

A very strange phenomenon has occurred over the past couple of months. Parents have invaded Facebook!

Posted 11 mon. ago.

about this blog

Live and Let Di

Diane is a TriangleMom2Mom featured blogger, appearing every Wednesday.

I try to be the voice of Moms with teens. My daughter Haley is 16. She's at that age where she is convinced that I know nothing. I'm thinking I'll seem a lot smarter when she's 22. We bond over Broadway shows. My son Rory is 13. He started reading the sports page when he was 5 and his passion for anything sports-related has grown ever since. This year he beat out 9 guys in their 40s to win his Fantasy Football League. Watch for him on ESPN in a few years.

My husband Hurley works from home, but travels quite a bit. When he's gone, I usually take a break from making dinner and cleaning the house. Oh, I don't do those things regularly when he's here either! Our parenting philosophy is "choose your battles." The only problem is that we often choose different battles. It keeps it interesting!!!