Parenting & Other Life Stories

Sometimes you just don’t know what to expect!

The Penis Chronicles presents, “Sometimes you just don’t know what to expect!” This happened about two or more years ago, and it was one of those moments. It went like this: Mommy: How do you spell Owen? Son: O.W.E.N Mommy: What is Owen’s last name? Son: silence Mommy: Is it Owen Snuffle-up-a-gus. Mommy’s Inside Voice:… Continue reading Sometimes you just don’t know what to expect!

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Establishing Eating Dominance in a Pride

The Penis Chronicles presents “Establishing Eating Dominance in a Pride” A pride of lions is a social unit, a family unit. It consists of males, females, and cubs. They exist and function on a hierarchy and this hierarchy establishes their eating patterns. Eating in my house, at least for me, is like survival of the… Continue reading Establishing Eating Dominance in a Pride

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Penis Fraternity Bat Symbol

The Penis Chronicles presents “Penis Fraternity Bat Symbol” **Reader/Viewer Discretion Warning is Associated with this Post!** Is there a secret brotherhood? Sometimes I seriously think that there must be. Living in a house full of males I see hints and clues of this secret association everywhere: toilet seats up when the female has been out… Continue reading Penis Fraternity Bat Symbol

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My Secret Life as a…

The Penis Chronicles presents “My Secret Life as a…” I came into parenting expecting my role would be to be a mother, plain and simple. However, being a mother is not plain or simple and it isn’t a fixed role. I think one of the most amusing roles that I have had to assume is… Continue reading My Secret Life as a…

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Three words sum it up: boys are gross!

  The Penis Chronicles presents “Three words sum it up: boys are gross!” February is secret life month, so I am going to reference this post with a fleeting thought. This fleeting thought involves my life as a princess surrounded by sunshine and rainbows, stories about love and romance, playing with dolls and stuffed animals,… Continue reading Three words sum it up: boys are gross!

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Magic Mike Learns to Sing

The Penis Chronicles presents “Magic Mike Learns to Sing” I should begin by referencing two things. First is a previous post about my younger son and his Magic Mike tendencies. You can check out that post by clicking here. The second thing I should reference is that February’s theme is Do you have a secret… Continue reading Magic Mike Learns to Sing

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Warning: It isn’t for Entertainment

The Penis Chronicles presents “Warning: It isn’t for Entertainment” A tiny voice carries down the stairs and it is yelling with a mischievous urgency, “smell this, smell this!” How many parenting warnings are going off in your head? In my experience that mischievous urgent voice coupled with that devilish laugh is cause for a complete… Continue reading Warning: It isn’t for Entertainment

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Oh, those conversations…

The Penis Chronicles presents “Oh, those conversations…” At some point in time when talking to a child I think most, if not all, of us have asked a question and received a response that was not at all what we were expecting. Son: Mom it’s so sad for my friend A. Me: Why? Is it… Continue reading Oh, those conversations…

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Sugar and Spice (Guest Post from Marcia Siekowski)

Today’s post is written by Marcia Siekowski. Marcia wrote “Confessions of a Twin Mom – Fur Babies” which was featured on Writing is Communication in September of 2016. Marcia has been published in TWINS Magazine and Durham Parents of Multiples Newsletter. The Penis Chronicles presents “Sugar and Spice” “Sugar and spice and all things nice,… Continue reading Sugar and Spice (Guest Post from Marcia Siekowski)

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Parental Classification

The Penis Chronicles presents “Parental Classification” Is there a point in one’s parenting career where you become easily identified as a parent? What is it that establishes that identification? Age? Clothing? A way of addressing those who we could be a parent too? A face dripping with exhaustion? What is it? It seems that at… Continue reading Parental Classification