About Marie

Hi. I'm Marie, a 33-year old single mom. My boy C is 9 months old and a completely undeserved angel. Since my boy was born, my meager parenting skills have been constantly criticised by my mother, in whose eyes I can do absolutely no right. Then there are the breastfeeding nazis, the "tips for moms", the million dos and don'ts in the weekly newsletters that clutter my inbox because I am a masochist that way. It's driving me crazy to the point that I decided to blog about it. Yes, it's that bad. At first I thought it was too ambitious to try to write “1000 Reasons I’m a Bad Mom”… what if I didn't make it to 200? But between my mom's feedback, the conflicting advice bombarded at me, and my own insecurities, I now wonder if I shouldn't have aimed for 2000 reasons. Or 5000. Fellow parents who feel like I do are most welcome to join the fray, vent about their own bad parenting, and to feel better about themselves at my expense. If, on the other hand, you happen to think I'm doing a pathetic job of raising my boy, please drop me a line - I'll need all the help I can get to reach those 1000! You can do that—and read more reasons—at: http://1000reasonsimabadmom.com/

02/23/2011: Reason #36 I’m a Bad Mom: I gloated at my incredible babysitter’s one fail (6)
01/12/2011: Reason #111 I’m a Bad Mom: Just add water is too difficult for me. (1)
12/10/2010: Reason #69 I’m a Bad Mom: I Let My Son Stew in His Own Wee (7)
11/11/2010: Reason #61 I’m a Bad Mom: I Prefer Doing Dishes to Playing with My Son (29)
11/01/2010: Reason #54 I’m a Bad Mom: I Refuse to Give My Baby Early Stimulation (12)
10/20/2010: Reason #51 I’m a Bad Mom: To Wipe or Not to Wipe? (12)