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My Beef with Disney
Posted on 12. Mar, 2008 by Audra Pettit.
My kids and I like to walk through the toys aisles at the local discount store for a few minutes, as a reward for good behavior. With a two-year-old daughter, I’m starting to notice distinct “girl” aisles as I pass each row. An alarming amount of pink glows from one. Miniature imitations of household responsibilities [...]
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Confessions of a Distracted Shopper
Posted on 28. Mar, 2007 by Audra Pettit.
Pizza and bleach…pizza and bleach, I mutter to myself as I hurry towards the grocery store. With a hungry family at home, I am determined to keep my shopping brief and only buy the forgotten items from today’s earlier trip. I head for the row of carts, enjoying the solitude of shopping alone while my [...]
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Mother Jekyll and Mama Hyde
Posted on 23. Nov, 2006 by Audra Pettit.
It was a rough night. I didn’t see them do it, but I’m sure my three-year old son, his one-year-old sister, and the dog got together and planned it, each taking an assigned shift to disturb my slumber. Somehow, they even convinced my husband, on a subliminal level, to elbow me in the [...]
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Fashion 101
Posted on 22. Nov, 2006 by Audra Pettit.
A secret fear haunts me at the grocery market or local discount store. I shutter to even mention it! As I’m out with my children, running errands or picking up a birthday present for a party, I suspiciously scan my surroundings, investigate around clothing racks, and peer behind me. I know it [...]
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What the Picture Doesn’t Show You
Posted on 07. Nov, 2006 by Audra Pettit.
When I received the acceptance from Mommies Magazine to be an online columnist, I was thrilled and quickly started typing up ideas at my computer. I completed every request to get the column up on the web, except one thing: a picture of myself. I wasn’t trying to stall, I just didn’t have [...]