Terreece M. Clarke's Blog (9)

Working at Home and Mom-ing at Home - Is balance possible?

I'm very privileged. I get to wake up every morning and have a 2 minute commute to the office. I also get to be with my girls all day. The not so great thing is working from home and 'mom-ing' from home isn't the easiest thing to do. I'm a journalist. I have to make important phone calls, conduct interviews, nail down facts and details and at noon I have to stop it all to make sure the little one goes down for a nap. At some point I need relative silence, peace or just a low, dull roar in the b… Continue

Added by Terreece M. Clarke on April 14, 2009 at 4:00pm — 9 Comments

Your Embarrassingly Honest Kids

One thing people always say the love about kids is their unwavering honesty. That is until it's their kids and they find themselves on the very public end of the honesty. My 5 year-old is incredibly honest. She doesn't lie, even about things that may land her in hot water so it's no surprise that she is completely honest in her interpersonal interactions. The other day she told my husband after one of his talks to make her feel better about some preschool crisis: "That doesn't make me feel any… Continue

Added by Terreece M. Clarke on March 24, 2009 at 8:30pm — 8 Comments

Pregnancy is Best Left to the Young *with some exceptions

I remember reading somewhere that the physically ideal age to get pregnant is in your early to mid-twenties. The study talked about how a woman's body is prime to handle the physical demand at that time. The study made sure to talk about only the physical aspects and didn't discuss mental preparedness or choice times career-wise. They were right. Honey, let me tell you, this is my third shot at this rodeo and things feel quite different this time around. I was pregnant with my first child at 25… Continue

Added by Terreece M. Clarke on February 24, 2009 at 4:56pm — 8 Comments

Men Should Never Hit Women?

Squeaky clean R&B star Chris Brown is accused of assaulting his girlfriend R&B singer Rhianna. While perusing the news sites and some of the not-so-news sites and in reading the comments the usual edict of "men should never hit women" came up over and over. I use to agree with this whole-heartedly. However, today the more I read people's arguments that no matter what a woman does a man should never hit her, I began to think about how stupid that sounds. "Men should never hit women and… Continue

Added by Terreece M. Clarke on February 10, 2009 at 6:00pm — 12 Comments

Letting Go of Guilt...

There are times as a parent you feel so darn guilty and if you aren't careful, guilt can take over your life. I feel guilty about wanting to sleep an extra half hour in the morning when the kids come bounding in yelling about breakfast, but recently I have started reminding "me" to give "me" a break (yes I talk to myself sometimes, it's how I convince myself to get out of bed on a cold morning). I'm tired not because I spend the evenings partying while the girls sleep, I'm tired because I'm pre… Continue

Added by Terreece M. Clarke on February 3, 2009 at 7:30pm — 4 Comments

I Confess: I Hate Adult Music Groups for Kids

My kids are fans of "Jack's Big Music Show." They dance around and have a great time the whole show. I enjoy watching them bounce around with puppets and the occasional adult that comes to Jack's clubhouse. But, I have to admit, I HATE the interludes with the "adult kid's bands." These adults pop up bouncing around with age appropriate songs for kids, but they freak me out. Maybe it's the outfits. Some wear the same outfits I've seen on kids at my daughter's preschool stripped shirts for the m… Continue

Added by Terreece M. Clarke on January 27, 2009 at 7:29am — 3 Comments

When You Break A Promise to Your Kid...

"You promised!" my five year-old wailed as I tried to remember what the heck she was talking about. Oh yeah, a game before bed time. Bed time is 7:30 p.m. it's now 8 and I've got a huge stack of work to do before I can go to bed. "Well, we can do it tomorrow," I said as I move to wrestle her into her pj's. "You always say that." Ouch. It happens. Parents break their promises. Whether it's the promise of being home by a certain time or engaging in an activity or something else, we say yes and t… Continue

Added by Terreece M. Clarke on January 20, 2009 at 11:00am — 13 Comments

What Are YOU Going to Tell Your Daughters and Sons About Women's Bodies?

Girls get funky. We sweat and on a normal day our bodies smell like, bodies and there's nothing wrong with it. So why all the commercials about vaginas having to smell like flowers and morning rain? A Vagisil commercial I saw the other day really got me worked up. It was a woman walking along a path with barren trees and then the voice over says "When the smell is gone" or something like it and then the tree sprouts leaves. Then she encounters old dead leaves and the voice over says, "When the… Continue

Added by Terreece M. Clarke on January 13, 2009 at 9:00am — 9 Comments

Kid Photo of the Week Contest!

Hey Moms, Don't forget our Kid Photo of the Week Contest over at Examiner.Com! Just follow this link, submit your photo and your little sweetie could be featured at my national parenting examiner site for a whole week! http://www.examiner.com/x-577-Parenting-Examiner~y2008m10d6-Kid-Photo-of-the-Week-Contest Continue

Added by Terreece M. Clarke on October 22, 2008 at 8:48am — No Comments