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Mother’s Day. Since starting my parenting life, it has never really been something I’ve looked forward to. My kids attempt various sweet gestures that result in runny eggs and cold-in-the-middle waffles because they know I love breakfast as much as I hate waiting with all of creation in the lobby of Cracker Barrel Sunday morning for a stack of my favorite pancakes. They give me

You never know when you’re going to say your last words to someone. Six Sundays ago, I got the scariest call of my life from my father, and a couple hours later my mother was gone. Swiped from this earth and my life with no warning and no reason. Dude 3 told me what his last words were to her when we were in the

I was compensated by Med-IQ through an educational grant from Novo Nordisk to write about the realities of obesity as a chronic disease. All opinions are my own. My name is Amanda and I have obesity. If you look at this photo of me today, you might not believe me… But, this picture on the left was me a year ago… This was a point

Towards the end of 2018, I had to have gallbladder removal surgery. It was a process that started in late August, 2018, when I had what I believe was my first gallbladder attack. I don’t know for certain because I didn’t go to the doctor when it happened. DudeDad was away, I was home alone with two of the Dudes, so I just laid on

We’ve all been in those situations –you have a major deadline, or a trip, or a the opening night of your kid’s school play and you still have to drive all over town to find a pair of overalls that fit your 7 year old so you can make a Papa Bear costume for him to wear. Or, the unfortunate one I had to deal

Today is a big day for Disney Studios and Wreck-It-Ralph fans who’ve been anxiously anticipating the release of Ralph Breaks the Internet! They just released the newest Wreck-it-Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet trailer! Go ahead and watch it, I’ll wait… Official Ralph Breaks the Internet Trailer SOOOOOO excited. Ralph Breaks the Internet, Disney’s 57th  animated feature, is set to release November 21, 2018. With