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I dedicate this one to the Spears family.

So not PC but very funny.

That’s right. Britney Spear’s little sis is pregnant. I’m so disappointed. Not only because Jamie Lynn is only 16 but because her family went public with the story. She won’t show for several months so what’s the hurry? I smell a publicity stunt. This family needs serious help not more bad publicity. What do you think?

Milk Breath and Margaritas (love that name!) tagged me with I think my choice of memes. She wrote a creative post combining several memes. I’m too lazy and not as creative as Amy so I chose the Middle Name Meme.

1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts.
2. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of their middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.
3. When you are tagged you need to write your own blog-post containing your own middle name game facts.
4. At the end of your blog-post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag.
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

My middle is Ann. So unoriginal. My mom wanted my middle name to be Love after Get Christie Love which was her favorite show at the time but my dad wouldn’t have it. I wish my mom would have won that battle because Love is actually a cool middle name. I wish I had chosen it for one of my girls.

A is for accident. I was an unplanned pregnancy. My parents had to get married because my mom got knocked up with me.

N is for nearsighted. I am extremely nearsighted. I cannot see my hand in front of my face. My contact prescription is -5 for the right and -5.25 for the left. Not sure what that really means except that I have very poor eyesight. I call my contacts my “eyes” because I can’t see anything without them.

The other N is for naughty. No explanation needed.

I tag Amie from Mamma Loves and Nina from Can We Kick The Bar Here. (Another blogger that has a name that starts with N escapes me) I also give you girls a get out of meme jail free card if you hate memes. No obligation, my dear friends.

I’ve also been tagged by Amanda from All About The Green for the 7 Random Things About Me meme. I’m lazy and overwhelmed with holiday shit so I’m linking to a previous meme I’ve done; 7 Things You Never Knew You Wanted To Know About Me. Close enough. Tag yourself if you like. I’m too lazy.

*Updated*
Snuggle-Kins Musical Moves Stroller is now in stock at Fisher-Price for the low price of $20 and $5.95 shipping!

One of last year’s hot toys was this. It could be bought for nearly double the price on Ebay and now this year my Target couldn’t seem to sell the one they had on their shelf until a week ago.

I find this whole auction phenomena quite intriguing. Fisher Price has a Snuggle-Kins Musical Stroller that is sold out everywhere but parents/grandparents are paying as much as $120 for this $20 stroller on Ebay. You heard me right. A $20 stroller that will probably fall apart before the credit card bill arrives. So who really wants this stroller? The parents or the toddler?

Remember the Juicy Couture purse that Madeline’s friend’s mom bought her while shopping at Saks? The one I didn’t let her keep because I don’t think 9 year olds should have $95 purses. How will she ever be satisfied with a purse from Target if I start her out with couture?

I tried to give the purse back to the mom who bought it but she refused so I’ve decide to put it on Ebay. I don’t feel right keeping the money so I plan to use the money from the sale to buy items for the needy family we adopted this holiday season. Madeline does not understand that $95 is a lot of money for a purse. Hopefully her seeing what $95 can buy for a needy family will help her understand the value of money. Check out my listing if you are in the market for a Juicy Couture purse.

Here’s a short video of Madeline’s tap dance she performed at a Holiday Extravaganza last night. I’m quite proud of our future Rockette’s. It’s a very cute dance. They are dressed up like reindeer, Mr. and Mrs. Claus. If you’ve got little ones around they would probably enjoy watching it.

Enjoy!

Kate from Babylune is hosting a group writing project called Generous December. She is asking that we write about our favorite charity, social cause or helpful organization. We have from now until 11:59 on December 19 to submit a post to her. The author of the winning post, the one that is most persuasive in convincing her of the organization’s effectiveness and importance of the need it addresses, will receive nothing. Instead, she will make a donation in their name to the charity or cause they have designated in their post.

I have several charities that are close to my heart but since I’ve been sharing my personal story of parental emotional abuse I’ve chosen a local charity that is dedicated to preventing and treating child abuse.

The Family Resource Center was established in 1974, and provides therapeutic and support services to nearly 10,000 children and parents each year. They help children and families in which some form of child abuse or neglect has occurred as well as those who are at risk of abuse occurring in their homes.

They do this by:
• Helping struggling families become strong, healthy, and stable
• Helping sad and frightened children heal from the trauma of abuse and neglect
• Helping parents become more confident and nurturing caregivers
• Providing supportive treatment services to abused and neglected children
• Breaking the cycle of abuse

FRC employs a comprehensive continuum of programs and services in their mission to help children recover from past abuse and neglect, while also alleviating the many factors that can trigger abuse, and empowering families to stop or prevent the cycle of abuse.

FRC provides family-centered services designed to heal, empower and build upon each family’s natural strengths. They also provide practical problem-solving assistance to alleviate the many triggers of abuse and neglect, including economic, psychological, and “inherited” behavioral factors.

I wish I had known about FRC in my early teens when I realized that my parents parenting style was not only abnormal but in fact abusive and neglectful. Who knows, maybe we could have been helped. What I do know is that FRC is helping many families repair and heal from their fractured relationships and in turn stopping the cycle of abuse. That makes me very happy. Every child deserves to have a home where they feel safe and loved. For some it is only a dream. Won’t you help them make it a reality?

Donations and volunteers are always needed. The St. Louis Volunteer Resource Parents matches pregnant/parenting young women and young fathers with trained volunteer mentors to offer emotional support and parenting techniques during and after pregnancy. It’s an excellent program that I plan to volunteer for once Marigrace is in school full-time when I’ll have more time to commit to being a mentor.

Another way you can make donations to FRC or many other organizations is by shopping at Target. Whenever my hubby gives me a hard time about how much I spend at Target I remind him that a percentage of our money is going to good causes. It’s hard for him to argue with that.

Target is great about giving back to the community. Many charities and organizations have wish lists at Target. You can access these wish lists by visiting Target.com and clicking on Target Lists at the top. Choose advanced search and enter the organizations name in the box. Just another reason why I love Target.

Thank you Kate for reminding us to be generous this holiday season.

I have been tagged by one of my favorite bloggers. Mamma Loves for probably the easiest meme ever. Thank you, Amie!

Here’s the poop:

Me and Mine Meme 100 Directions:
1.) State the name of your blog, your real name or your online name, and link to your “about me” page.

2.) Say you want to be profiled on BlogHer as a family blogger and link back to this Me and Mine 100 original post,
http://www.blogher.org/mommy-and-family-bloggers-promote-yourselves-me-and-mine-meme-100.

3.) Tell how long you’ve been blogging.

4.) Pass this meme on to three other bloggers that you think should be profiled/interviewed, and ask them to do the meme. (Kindly link to the bloggers you select.)

1. My personal blog is Slacker-moms-r-us. My stage name is slackermommy and my real name is Kristie. You can read more about me in my left sidebar. You can find out more about me than you ever wanted to know by reading my archives. I pretty much let it all hang out.

2. I’d love to be profiled on BlogHer as a family blogger.

3. I’ve been blogging for about a year and a half.

4. I’m passing this along to Midwestern Mommy, Queen Of The Mayhem,
and Ruth Dynamite.

Mrs. Fussypants says I rock the crib! Right back at ya, Mrs. Fussy!

Here’s who else rocks the crib:

QT

A Bun’s Life

JJ

Mert

Kevin Charnas

Kiki

KC

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