Author: midlifemargaritas
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It’s Ok If Your Kids See You Are Not A Perfect Parent

When you have that first child and you try to be the best mom ever, suffer from postpartum depression, cry a lot and put the diaper on wrong a few times, Don’t beat yourself up. Your kid will need to see you are NOT perfect. And it will benefit them in a positive way. How…
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Halloweens from our Youth & Hellish Costumes

Let’s start with the obvious here. You could not breathe in these masks back in the 70s. You felt like you were being suffocated or worse. Halloween costumes back then were frightening, itchy, flammable and so not politically correct. They were made with rayon, polyester or plastic and if your parents smoked you had to…
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10 Funny Halloween Tweets for 2018

It’s October and was close to 90 degrees where I am. So it’s no wonder I am not in the Fall/Halloween spirit yet. But it is almost time so if you are like me and are trying hard to get in the “spirit” of things….Check out the tweets I found this week! This might be…
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Parents, Land your Helicopters. Seriously.

Believe it or not, I have been asked for parenting advice from time to time. Even though I love my cocktails, swear a little (ok a lot) and call my kids Thing 1 & 2 because I can’t remember their names, oh and also call them “Children of the Corn”, people still ask my advice.…
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Stop Reading ‘How-To Raise Your Kids’ Articles. Midlife Margaritas Guide to Raising Kids.

I am a big fan of websites like “Grown And Flown” and “Scary Mommy”. They are filled with smart, funny and insightful articles about all the Mommy stages raising kids in all kinds of situations. However, if you search the interwebs and read the article titles on raising kids, teens, college kids and young adults,…