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@Mrs. Blue: http://browniebrittle.com/find-a-store/ done.

@Ra: My aunt got me some of the BB a while ago and I was like “I hate you and I love you” – as I ate the entire bag in about one day. OMG best stuff ever. Total crack.

This post cracks me up. I remember a juice thread not too long ago; that one was chuckle-worthy.

My kid watches TV every day. She even talks to the characters on TV and in the morning when we leave for school she points at them (usually Mickey and friends, right now) and sternly tells them: “Mickey! You stay there! Eleanor will come back!!” lolol such a crap mom

@Ra: I'd like Brownie brittle for breakfast lol we are also TV watchers & plastic toy people! if you love your kid & don't beat or starve them I think you're doing a pretty good job! (Which we all obviously are)

@Chillybear: Hahahah! We always go to the "zoo," i.e. PetsMart.

@loopedd: Yes! It totally applies to pregnancy and this is so me! I still drink pop (and therefore caffeine) almost every day. I have zero qualms against deli meat. I devoured every last bite of my medium-rare steak this weekend and it was delicious!

Thankfully - I have an OB who is in total agreement with me that the fear-mongering of pregnant women on the internet is BS.

I plan to apply the same non-crunchy mentality to parenting. My mom was telling me about some ladies she overheard bragging that her 3 year old had never eaten a chicken nugget and only eats organic. What's so wrong with chicken nuggets? They're delicious!

@Mrs. Blue: I'm pretty sure I've seen brownie brittle (or something almost exactly like it) at the regular grocery too!

@ShootingStar: I literally LOL to this. Happens at our house daily.

My kid is average. He's not solving equations or has 10000 words. He knows when we go through the drive through and instantly puts his hand out BC he knows I will give him French fries. He loves gatorade and coffee.

He watches Daniel tiger and stays up way to late.

My 2 month old sleeps in bed with us and I've never even tried to out him in a crib. He would.never sleep. And I lie to my pedi about where he sleeps BC I don't want a lecture

And I shop at Walmart not trader joes or any fancy store to buy my non organic food. Hey, a girl has to save money.

@Ra: man I want to join costco for that brownie brittle....

Chloe can use the iPad better than I can. Hell, it's practically hers anyway. It's filled with all her apps & Netflix is filled with her favorite shows.

We limit sugar because she bounces off the walls without it, not because we are crunchy. We let her dig into her Halloween candy, though! Happiest kid in the world.

I firmly believe that icecream can be an acceptable breakfast and popcorn can be dinner.

Fast food grosses me out but she loves mcdonalds.

We don't eat organic. We eat what's on sale.

Our tv is always on. I cannot stand silence. I need background noise!

Just now: baby was staring at me while I struggled to take down her pnp. Me, yelling: "How the f*ck do you take this thing down!?" ... She laughed at me, but yeah. Momming hard.

Love this thread and your honesty! I'm a mixed bag. I do "crunchy" stuff but do enjoy some good ol' McDonalds, screen time, and sweets here and there. I try my best and do what works for my family, like every other momma

OMG I love this thread! This is the funniest thing ever. Petsmart = Aquarium, genius!

To the people I know in real life I'm SUPER crunchy because I still breastfeed my 5 month old (even though I combo feed with formula) and I cloth diaper. The internet really is a different place lol.

Since LO is only 5 months I haven't had time to rack up such a long list, but here are my sh*t mom moments so far:
- the TV is always on, and LO loves to watch it
- we went to the beach last week and I let LO eat handfuls of sand while I took his picture (first solid food of champions!)
- If LO doesn't finish a bottle of BM/formula mix I put it back in the fridge and feed it to him later (pumping BM is hard work, I am NOT throwing that sh*t away!)
- I let our dog, who has the breath of a thousand turds lick LO's head

@Mrs. Blue: I buy ours at Safeway.

Hooray for this thread! I have nothing bad to say about moms who go by the book, that's wonderful but I am also tired of all if the shaming that goes on on both sides. Crunchy moms actually get shit too. They get crap for co sleeping or not sleep training their babies or nursing their pre schooler! I feel like a thread like this is awesome because you can feel shameless about anything that you don't do "by the book" be it crunchy or bourgeois!

Here is my list:

Tv is a big one. My son may have sensory issues and you know what: he has had HUGE word explosions because of watching programs he loves! I don't think tv is a cause but an aid to him. He loves to interact with us while he watches but can also watch on his own and dance and sing and give momma a break. He adores The Wiggles and Elmo and watches every weekday. When I'm sick I go for broke.

I put my son to bed every night with cuddles and a song then sneak away and join my husband but on his first wake I go back and cosleep the rest of the night with him. It works for our family.

My boy and girl child will be sharing a room and I will be cosleeping with both in there so my hardworking husband can sleep for the work he does to provide for us. I'm nervous about it but hoping it works out for all of our sakes. We only have a 2 bedroom for the time being and it could be a while till we have room for more.

My son eats candy and cookies and loves apple cider. I give him organic when I can but I don't avoid all processed or non organic things. He refuses most vegetables unless they are in a tomato sauce, a pouch or hidden in Mac n cheese. He has eaten McDonald's and fries too!

I bribe sometimes just to get through transitions or get some peace.

My kids routine is pretty loose and his bedtime is when he falls asleep. It's not super late but a lot later than most. My husband gives his bath and he gets one every other day sometimes less.

I let my son play games on our tablet! He calls it Pad and begs for it! Sometimes I give in, sometimes I don't.

I baby my son a lot and don't feel a need to rush him growing up. So long as he is kind to others and my husband and I have our sanity preserved I have no problem doing what it takes to make him feel secure.

I love to try crafts but sometimes it's more fun just to play with his toys together! A lot of them are plastic and his play dough is store bought not all natural.

It's a real relief to see so many of us are living life in the way that works for us and our children are thriving because they have our love.

-DS goes to bed at 8 pm. I don't get home from work till 6.30-7pm. This means I see my kid 2 hours a day on average during the week.
-total CD drop-outs. Disposable diapers, disposable wipes!
-fruit comes out of a jar; veggies are fresh/frozen most of the time
-a couple of nights ago he was watching the news with DH and it showed refugees on a boat waving to the camera, and my darling boy waved back! He's such a people-person!
-I'm always counting down to nap/bedtime!
-I never wash new clothes before he wears them; I never clean/sterilize new toys before he plays with them
-his clothes are not organic cotton, nor are they expensive
-our food is not organic either
-he goes insane when he sees chocolate

One more: his crib belonged to DH, so it has the drop-down side-bars that aren't allowed anymore. And the new mattress we got is a little bit smaller than the crib so there's an open space between the head board and the mattress. It's where he keeps his paci's. They glow in the dark.

My kid has had the word "JU!" (Juice) in her vocabulary for a while. She prances over to the fridge and points at it and says "JU, Mommy!" And I've really never seen anything wrong with giving it to her? There was a thread a while back where so many people said their kids were unaware such a substance existed and I was like, "Um, no comment..."

I had an iPad mounted in my car forever ago for LO to help entertain her (ie, less crying) while she is RF back there. I actually think it's super cute to here her giggle at her movies:)

And the shittiest thing is that I haven't seen her since Tuesday night bc I left to travel for work on Wed morning:( And also that even though I miss her and can't wait to squeeze her and smell her Little Girl smell, I totally don't feel bad about having to travel for work bc I love my job and feel so beyond blessed to have it.

And I am honestly not super excited about breast feeding a 2nd child. GASP! Lol. Maybe I'll feel different when LO gets here, but I'm not looking forward to that again. I was so happy to wean LO at 1 and not feel like The Human Boob anymore. But I'm going to do it out of guilt and bc I did it with LO1....I'm just not really on the Yippy Ki Yay Breastfeeding bandwagon like I once maybe was. LO1 still got hella sick when she went to daycare at 11mos old and that really pissed me off bc I thought my super BF milk was supposed to ward all that shit off!!!