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The Hotmess Family
*This post contains affiliate links that I do make a small profit from. Any purchase is not necessary, but greatly appreciated, and goes towards surviving my Hotmess life!* Being a hotmess mom with a hotmess family is hard work and exhausting. There is always something when it comes to me and my crew. There is always a child screaming, I can guarantee you that. There is going to be a pile of something: clothes, toys, dishes, dust, you name it, there will be a pile of it somewhere in my house. It is very loud…like bring noise canceling headphones if you ever visit me. With our schedule, there are so…
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Happily Ever…Most Of The Time
Marriage…everyone has their own idea of what a perfect marriage looks like. Well, here is mine: there is no such thing as a perfect marriage. A perfect marriage would mean that both parties get along ALL OF THE TIME, lets be real that’s just not possible. I’m not sure why people always use the phrase, “They must have the perfect marriage.” When I was a kid, I always thought that my parents had this perfect marriage. What they had instead, and what they still have to this day, is a real, raw, and happy marriage. So what does that mean? What is a “real” marriage? Well, if you ask me,…
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The importance of balancing your “typical” kids, when you have kids with autism.
Today is Autism Tuesday, and I think it’s time we talk about a topic that although not directly related to children with autism, it is still something truly important for a family of autism to know about. So, let’s dive right in. Having a child, or in my case, children, with autism is emotionally draining. It is also time consuming, because much of your time does revolve around them. Whether it be therapy sessions, sensory meltdowns, constant worrying and so on, your mind is always on them. For families like mine, that also have non-autistic children, well, the honest truth is that it’s hard to mentally be there for them…
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Things that were probably invented by moms.
*This post contains affiliate links that I make a small profit from. All items are hotmess mom approved, and will help to make your mom/wife life easier.* Did you ever wonder (when you actually get a moment to your self,) who invented certain things? Like the other day, I was sipping hot coffee, then all hell broke loose. I had the baby crying, the toddler had something sticky on her face, the six and four-year old were fighting, so naturally I had to put the coffee mug down and tend to the never-ending mom duties. By the time I was able to return to my hot coffee, it was no…
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Coffee, Toast, and a Little Peace
*This post contains affiliate links that I make a small profit from. Any purchase is appreciated and goes to help fuel my coffee intake!! ** As moms, we often find ourselves stretched for time. I don’t know about you, but mornings and evenings are the worst. Seriously, these kids start the day acting like a flock of geese running all over the place, and they end the day like demonic beings who refuse to go to bed. In between all that is somewhat of a schedule, and that schedule includes meals for everyone to eat. Now I know, we all want to make Pinterest perfect meals, and I could take…
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Cauliflower Mash
*This post contains affiliate links that make a small portion from. Any purchase is appreciated and helps to fuel my coffee intake to keep up with 4 crazy kids.* Alrighty mamas, is anyone else stumped at how to get your kids to eat anything other than Mac n cheese and chicken nuggets?? I have four kids, one only eats boob milk so he’s still good. One will pretty much only eat toast, or noodles, maybe a few fruits thrown in there somewhere. One is obsessed with toast and spicy food, and then there is the two year old who eats dog food. Any suggestion of those dreadful veggies, and they…
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How to talk to your kids about Autism
*This post contains affiliate links that I make a small profit from. Any purchase is appreciated and goes towards my hotmess family! All affiliate products are great educational ways to learn about Autism.* Its Autism Tuesday, so lets dive right in. Autism is starting to gain a lot of awareness thanks to various social media outlets. A lot of people know about autism, they probably even know a few signs, but when it comes to interactions with autism, they are unsure on what to do or say. From my personal experience, whenever I mention that we have children with autism, people tend to freeze up, even family members tend to…
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Mommy Funk
Ways to embrace it and how to cope
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Sensory Processing and Autism
*This post contains affiliate links that I make a small profit from. All proceeds go towards this blog and my family. All items are ones that are Hotmess approved, and ones that I personally use* This weeks autism awareness post, is all about over sensory or under sensory. Many kids who are on the spectrum have sensory problems, that require therapeutic activities inside and outside the home. The problem is, it can be overwhelming as the parent to figure out really what the sensory issue is. Are they having problems with being overly stimulated, or under. Unless you have outside advocates and help, it’s really hard to figure it out.…
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You ARE a good mom
*This posts contains affiliate links that I make a small commission off of. All affiliate items are items this Hotmess mom approves of.* Let’s be real, motherhood ain’t no walk in the park. It’s brutal, emotionally and physically draining. It’s scary, intense, and frankly, the hardest damn job we will ever have. We sacrifice so much to be a mother. We sacrifice our bodies, our mornings, nights, and days. We sacrifice our sleep, our social lives, our family. We even sacrifice the ability to pee in peace. We cry often from a combination of sleep deprivation and an abundance of hormones sweeping over us. Sometimes, if we are honest with…
