I spent yesterday afternoon at Thing 3's school because she participated on the 4th grade Music performance. You would think with so many of these programs under my belt it wouldn't be that big of a deal to me anymore. That is (sort of) what I thought walking in the door. If you've seen one you've seen them all.... In my defense, Thing 1 is 17, Thing 2 is 12, and Thing 3 is turning 11 this summer. Trust me I have attended a wide variety of a TON of ceremonies, award shows, and programs. I even seem to remember a few reruns here and there! When I really look back at how much cheer section practice I really have had it's hard to believe this one particular program could have had such a huge impact on me. Just for fun's sake I had the kids help me compile a mini resume` of my … [Read more...]
Breaking the Silence for Autism Awareness
Okay, I'm sure most of you have either been wondering why I've been so quiet or, some have just given up on guessing and came to your own conclusion that I have finally had enough with this nonsense I call my life, threw in the towel on whatever self control I have left, and have been sharing a fancy sleeping space next to Big Bertha on Cell Block B........... Not quite. Not yet anyway! I continue to shock even myself with this extremely high tolerance level for people pissing in my Cheerios that I never even knew had in me. I'm rolling with the punches over here better than any professional Green Beret would. I of course slapped some Rhinestones on the beanie but, I still dare anyone to challenge me here! This new skill of mine was slowly acquired with every envelope I have … [Read more...]
A Little Chef’s Adventure with Family
A Little Chef’s Adventure with Family- Teaching Kids How to Cook in Italy If you wish to experience diversity with your kids and family, Italy is the place to be. While it takes more than a mere month’s vacation to truly explore everything that makes Italy so amazing, there are a few specific things that you just can’t miss. The best aspect about a family vacation in Italy is that it is just not the sightseeing. There are a number of activities that involve fun activities as well as learning. Teaching your kids to cook is one of them. Since Italy is one of the favorite destinations for epicures, you won’t have any difficulty finding an appropriate cooking school in Italy What parents must understand is that cooking is more than just a skill. Along with cooking, your kids might … [Read more...]
How to Recover Quickly From a Cold or the Flu
How to Recover Quickly From a Cold or the Flu Cold and flu season is in full swing, and with kids, it’s easy to get sick and stay sick for days. As a busy mom, it’s difficult to get enough sleep when your family is sick, which increases the likelihood that you will share in their illness. Since you don’t get a day off from taking care of your kids, recovering can also be an ordeal. Though no one has yet discovered the cure for the common cold, here are a few new helpful hints to help you recover quickly. Take Your Vitamins Ensure that your body has the proper nutrients it needs to heal itself and fight infection. If you don’t have a healthy diet on a regular basis, you’re more likely to have a harder time recovering. If you find it hard to fit in balanced meals when … [Read more...]
Easy Cookware for the Busy Family
Easy Cookware for the Busy Family One area of family life that moms and dads tend to struggle with the most is trying to think up new ideas for tasty home cooked meals that the whole family can enjoy while maintaining a busy household. With family members constantly coming and going and little ones adding to their list of food likes and dislikes almost daily, it would be nice to tick mealtimes off this list of stresses and strains. Procook have designed a range of cookware with the busy family in mind to help make mealtimes easier. The aim is to make cooking quicker, simpler, and cheaper so that families can still eat the meals they love but in a hassle free way. Here are some examples of the products Procook offer and the common mealtime problems that they are designed to … [Read more...]
Teaching “Generation Entitled” to Save a Dollar
As the Mother of three kids ages 10,12, and 17 I'll be the first to admit that teaching this Generation how and why it's important to save money has been similar to running through a jungle filled with Lion's that have been deprived of food for weeks. It's a constant battle because these kids entire thought process seems to be a bit backwards. Respecting the value of a dollar is a foreign thought that would never even cross their mind because they have no idea what it feels like to earn their money or materials by doing a little hard work. If you haven't reached this point in your parenting journey yet I caution you to buckle your seat belt as you enter the new world of "Generation Entitled". This entire Generation seems to think they should have everything handed to them the … [Read more...]
Neglected & Abused By the Worlds Most Overtrusted
How many of you would jump right up to help me if I said my child's life was in danger and there was something you could do to help? I'm not talking about giving me your brain, or even any of your money. I'm talking about needing a little bit of your time, and a lot of your heart. Thank God I'm not the one needing the help for my daughter at this very moment but, if we don't do something now, in the very near future I could be. Just to remind everyone my family's personal medical nightmare has still not gone anywhere. In fact, getting any type of treatment seems to be moving at a unusually slow pace. After 10 years with virtually no answers it sure seems like we are so close to some type of treatment but, the all too familiar problem of finding someone who cares seems to stand … [Read more...]
It’s Natural..It’s Safe..It’s a Conscious Box Giveaway!!
I've got a giveaway for you guys! It's a 3-month Conscious Box subscription – worth $59! Conscious Box is a family owned and operated company that offers safe, organic, non toxic, and special diet friendly products that are delivered to your doorstep! Mom's --- They have options for GFCFSF AND Organic....You definitely want to enter this one!! a Rafflecopter giveaway Head to ConsciousBox.com and create a profile! This is totally free! When you check out their Facebook Page make sure you leave a comment that heard about them from Dysfunctional Dose! Share this page with your friends so they can get it on the yummy goods too! Conscious Box is also offering Dysfunctional Dose readers a 50% OFF discount for any Conscious Box subscription. Use code: … [Read more...]
Something a Little Unexpected
Today is the one day a year that is recognized as "National Rare Disease Day." Although I'm not really sure how rare some of these labeled "rare" diseases are anymore. The numbers seem to be growing every day. Since I have personally stared the above quotes in the face of too many eyes filled with pity I thought maybe I should say something about this day. I'm sure you will see a bunch of articles floating around today raising awareness about certain conditions and maybe even trying to raise some money for research. Yes, these things are needed and very helpful but, I want to add one more thing for you to consider. I could very easily give a detailed education session on several different disorders but, instead today I'd like to give you a couple tips on how you can … [Read more...]
I Fought “Little Miss Monday”…..
The time is 9:36. I am just now walking in the door from dropping my last child off at school. Late. I tried to think of an excusable reason for the sign in sheets at the front office but, I got nothing here. If I was being honest I would have wrote: REASON: Because the year is 2013 and I haven't slept since 1995. We obviously woke up before 9:30 but, I decided we woke up "late enough" to take our sweet ass time. Thing 1 must've been thinking just like me because she came in my room at 6:55 to tell me her ride was running late and when the rest of us finally made it downstairs there was pancakes in the microwave for Thing 2 & 3! That wasn't until 8:00........ My youngest starts school at 8:05. Screw it. (Even Tubbs who thinks it's acceptable to bark in … [Read more...]
*Guest Post * How to Help Teach Your Children Responsibility
I hope you enjoy this guest post as much as I did...we were just talking about this exact topic over the weekend! Well, you know..yelling...talking..same thing! ;) How to Help Teach Your Children Responsibility Hands-on activities are typically one of the best ways to teach your children lasting lessons that they will remember for the duration of their lives. As a caring parent, you know that beyond school, the real lessons kids learn at their most impressionable ages are lessons about character traits, such as honesty, kindness, selflessness, and responsibility. Learning these lessons doesn’t have to be boring -- in fact, it can be fun, and you can enjoy guiding them through the process. Adopt a Pet Some families choose to adopt a dog or cat to help teach children about … [Read more...]
PreMama Prenatal Vitamin Drink Mix Giveaway!
I've got an awesome Giveaway for you guys. Please pass this on to someone who can benefit or enter the Free Giveaway Contest for a friend! "Premama is a prenatal vitamin drink complete with key nutrients including DHA, Folic Acid, and Iron. Packed with Ginger, Vitamin B6 and Magnesium to help moms with nausea and digestive relief." Say Bye-Bye to Horse Pills... CLICK HERE TO ENTER TO WIN A FREE 30 DAY SUPPLY of PREMAMA PRENATAL VITAMIN DRINK MIX!! Check out Premama products website to read all about the benefits of this awesome product! This would be a great start to getting extra healthy if you are thinking about becoming pregnant soon! Premama has excellent reviews from customers and Doctors. It's 100% natural AND Dysfunctional Dose readers can use Promotion … [Read more...]
Memories of Toddler Torture
Have you ever felt like you were having a day when everyone was trying to piss you off on purpose? Like no matter where you went or who you ran into, you just happened to end up either in front of or on the phone with someone who was dying to spill diarrhea from their mouth? I had one of those days every day this week. Since it was one of my New Year's Resolutions to call people out when they spew stupidity "CACA" style in front of me, I'm going to say it's safe to give myself a pat on the back here. Not only am I doing a fantastic job at keeping my News Resolution going strong well into February but, once again I shock myself with the amount of self control I have gained over the years! On a more positive note we had us a birthday in the house this week! I started out the … [Read more...]
What to Expect When Talking Colleges with Your Teen
Oh yes, I'm sure you guessed it. That's where I've been the last week. Discussing Colleges and planning the very near future with my precious eye roller Thing 1. Starting in the 6th grade now our school systems hook these kids up with every piece of information needed to follow the yellow brick road to college. We went a step above and beyond and started the discussion with Thing 1 on her first day of preschool. Following the easy step by step guide to future planning I have reminded, begged and even resorted to a little bribery. I haven't had much luck teaching the concept of time to someone who easily sends 15,000 text messages a month! UNTIL NOW! I love the fact that Teenagers think they know everything but, the simple fact is if I let go of her hand just a little too … [Read more...]
6 Reasons my Kids Hate Me
6 Reasons my Kids Hate Me 1. I'm loud as hell. 2. I'm always right. 3. I'm not afraid of a little embarrassment. 4. I can spot a lie from a mile away and it's impossible for me not to call it out. (I've tried.) 5. I am sneakier, more clever, and always one step ahead of them. 6. I have yet to leak the password for the WiFi in their presence. One day they will thank me. For now I will embrace the hate. My Point exactly! Hope everyone has a great weekend! If you haven't voted for me yet on Circle of Moms for top 25 Funny Blogs please take a second to do that. If you like my blog please share it with your friends. :) … [Read more...]
An Extra 9.5% on My Tax Return? Yes Please!
I'm sure half the world has already heard about this but, I'm going to tell you anyway because this is pretty exciting! Tax season has officially started and for some of us that sucks royally! For me it's time to find every receipt I might have hid somewhere every time someone was coming to visit. Don't worry I haven't cracked yet. This is not what I'm excited about. I'm excited because when I hunt down the hidden receipts I will probably find some of everyone's missing socks AND because I just found out I'm going to get some extra cash back from my tax return! WHOOP WHOOP ;) Okay, so during the holidays I discovered Shopathome.com Since I did most of my shopping online and I love coupon codes I instantly fell in love. All I had to do was go to the website before I … [Read more...]
What to Expect WhenTraveling With Tweens
For those of you who have been following me a while you know we had to travel last week to an out of state Mitochondrial Specialist. We learned quite a bit on our first road trip to recovery. The most important thing we learned is that next time we will sell whatever we have to and we will FLY! No matter how many times I reminded my kids that this recent trip was NOT a vacation they seemed to get more excited by the second. By the time we woke up on the morning of our road trip to medical recovery located in the armpit of the world (Arkansas) I would swear every time I told them we were going for a Doctor's appointment what they really heard was we were taking a cruise to Disney World. It became pretty clear to me they weren't understanding the English language when I saw a … [Read more...]
Unique Natural Products GIVEAWAY!
I was given the chance to try some Non Toxic cleaning products and you know I jumped all over that! I've been over here trying to make my own natural products and it didn't turn out to be as much fun as I thought it would be! I don't think I've ever been so excited as when I received my box of goodies from Unique Natural Products! They are non toxic, work great, and definitely do not smell like vinegar! One of you will get to see for yourself because they have offered to give away a Grand Prize Gift Basket to one Dysfunctional Dose reader. The winner get's a grand prize gift basket of Pet Odor Eliminator Ready to Use, Super Digest It Qt, Carpet Shampoo Qt, Unique Complete Qt, and a Wine Stain 4oz. The retail price would be $58.20. Please follow the rules below to enter the … [Read more...]
Connect Your Home
I've been trying to figure out for a while now how we can get some of our utility bills in the house lowered. Since we've been with the same companies for a long time we kissed those awesome introductory rates you always see bye-bye many years ago. The two things that really kill me are the Internet and the TV service. I'm being killed over here! I pay triple those pretty new customer rates and then have to stop myself from bawling like a baby every time I pay the bill. Since I absolutely DREAD getting on the phone with Egypt to actually make the switch I've been letting this go on for a long time. Finding a service like connectyourhome.com saves me a bunch of time because I can get quotes and find all the best prices on different cable service or satellite with one phone … [Read more...]
How to Build a Career in Special Education (Guest Post)
How to Build a Career in Special Education If you are among the many people who wish to make a living and even excel at working with those who have special needs, then the field of special education is waiting for you. You can conquer or make a difference in a physically or mentally challenged child’s life by empowering them with knowledge and learning. It is important that only qualified and expert teachers are given the responsibility of nurturing children such as these. Today, one can find a large number of children suffering from all different kinds of disabilities. It could be a physical disability, cognitive disorder, or another disability such as autism. However, not every child suffering from a disability is the same. Every child has a different type of disorder; … [Read more...]
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