By Tara Bazilian-Chang, Community Organizer of Raising Boys World

I don’t know about you, but I could sure use a good laugh after the week I’ve had!  I’ve heard more bad news than good, and it’s hard to motivate myself to clean my house when I’m feeling down.  Okay, fine, you got me – it’s always hard to motivate myself to clean my house.

So, this week I focused on finding some funny stories – I hope they bring a smile to your face!

I found a great blog by a Dad called Dad’s on Defense.  His funny post, “What a Difference a Few Years Make” is pretty funny – been there  : )

And this post, “Am I Mom Enough? A Motherhood Wishlist“, by Kara Baskin.  She really puts it all into perspective.

And then I found this interesting article “15 Powerful Things Happy People Do Differently“, on Purpose Fairy.  Excellent points on how to deal with life positively.

Do you have anything funny you’d like to share?

About the Author:  Tara Bazilian-Chang is the Community Manager of Raising Boys World.  She is a wife, and the mother of 2 (a daughter and a son).  Tara also has her own photography business, TBC Photo, specializing in portrait photography.  You can see her website here: www.tbcphoto.com.

By Contributing Author Heather Schweich of 2 Sleeping Babies

“Aedyn, stop pushing your brother!”
“Jaron, get him, sweetheart! Get Aedyn!”

Yes. That actually came out of my mouth today.

I’m still trying to figure out how I feel about actually encouraging fighting.

To be honest, in this case I look at it more as helping Jaron learn how to stand up for himself. He’s a little guy and only 18 months old. And I’m a little tired of constantly having to correct Aedyn for being rough with his little brother. Especially since I know that Jaron is fully capable of holding his own when he wants to.

My first baby boy shower on the left and cupcakes from my baby girl shower on the right.

Due to a now infamous incident in Mexico, I found out six months into pregnancy that the little girl I thought I was having was in fact a little boy. I had already had one shower at this point with three more baby showers scheduled for the upcoming months. So, I had the unique experience of having both a baby girl shower AND a baby boy shower during my first pregnancy.

And let me tell you, baby boy showers are WAY better.