One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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Being a mom is like being a short order cook

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Before I had kids, a friend with children made the following comment, "I'm not a short order cook so I'm not taking orders. My kids eat what I give them." I admire that friend for a lot of things. However, this is at the top of the list. I often feel like a short order cook because my kids like different things. If I give them something they don't like, they don't eat it. 

Kids Aren't the Only Picky Eaters


I know that we shouldn't indulge their every whim. And, I don't do that. That said, I also find it as easy to make them something they like as it is to make them something they don't like. And here's the rub. My husband eats chicken breasts and vegetables for dinner, nearly exclusively. And, because according to him he's "focused on nutrition and not taste", when he makes it, I think his chicken is often tough and tasteless. I don't want to subject the kids to that!

The other thing is, I love rice. I eat it nearly every day. The only thing I really want for dinner is a protein and rice. I'll throw vegetables in there too if I have them and they're crunchy. The aforementioned vegetables that my husband makes are often too mushy for me.

As I write this I realize that I'm not a short order cook because they are so picky. It is because my husband and I are are so picky. Collectively, the kids would eat chicken, peas, macaroni and cheese and naan every night. They wouldn't all eat all of the things. However, each of them would be able to have a balanced meal with those options. 

The problem is, with the exception of chicken, I don't like those things. And, while my husband likes vegetables, he doesn't like peas every day. So, being a short order cook is my reality. for awhile. Looking forward to the day when my daughter can take some orders!

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