Welcome to Inspired Mother Magazine
Parents can “ask nicely” too!
Parenting
By Fran Hendrick, PCC
There are some people in our lives that we just love doing things for.
When Aunt Jane calls and asks for computer assistance, it's a pleasure to give her the answer she needs; more than she needs, in fact. You might even find yourself calling her back to make sure everything's working for her.
Sump pump wisdom
Blog
By Jen Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Mothers are talented. We can do it all. When you need something, anything, just ask a woman who is cook, maid, chauffer, teacher, psychologist, fund-raiser, physician...You get my point.
So c'mon, moms! Invent a sump pump that emits a signal when it is about to die. I suggest an alarm, flashing lights throughout the house or perhaps a small yet piercing scream that alerts the homeowner that the basement is about to be filled with gushing water.
calling Mom friendly phones
Blog
By Jen Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Yesterday, my husband and teenage son chose a new cell phone for me. Now I take full blame for my own absence in this instance. I had a choice: stay at home and enjoy my two hours of peace while they examined every last feature with the infamously unfriendly cell phone representative, or go with them and try to look interested and intelligent enough to understand all the gibberish. Guess which option I chose?
How to Live Your Career With Intent
Career
By Julie Bauke
How many times have you been at a party and someone innocently asks, “So what do you do?” Many of us mothers hesitate because we wear so many hats. If you left a career to raise your children at home, this can be a particularly uncomfortable question. But we all know that our children will grow up and we’ll be faced with the reality of using our time and talents for many (hopefully) more years. Do you have a plan?
When life throws you chickens...
Humor
By Jennifer Redmond
You know when you're limping around and some sympathetic person says, "oh, no! What happened?" And you want to say something dramatic like a runaway car ran over your foot but that's ok because you pushed your neighbor's toddler to safety just in time.
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