Jan10

The best part of being Mom is…

Posted on January 10, 2019 by ParentingIsFunny

When the kids eat m&m’s, I make them give me all the ones with my initial on them.

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My blog presence lately has been scattershot at best. Deadline this, deadline that. Too little time to keep up, sadly. But on the plus side to all this work…

The copy editor of my parenting book, coming in April, found me on Facebook. He messaged me saying, “I don’t know if the publisher wants you to know I’m editing your book, but I gotta say it’s hilarious to read. Very well done.”

That made me smile even more than a handful of chocolate. 🙂

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Hira on January 10, 2019 at 7:21 pm said:

Well…congratulations! I have been MIA from my blog and all reading too😕 So I might haven’t caught up with all your posts…But I can say just by reading this simple but humor laced post that your book will be success!

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 10, 2019 at 7:26 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Hira. And welcome back to the blog world!
  
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Flo jo on January 10, 2019 at 8:41 pm said:

Looking around your family, you’ve got to have lots of good material. Your blog shows how funny you are. Congrats on great comment!

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 10, 2019 at 8:59 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Flo jo! My kids are pretty great. And funny, too.
  
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Andrew Reynolds on January 10, 2019 at 9:31 pm said:

So dads don’t get MMs? hummm … Good to hear you’re making progress on the book.

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 10, 2019 at 9:40 pm said:
  
  Tough luck, dads!
  
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- ParentingIsFunny on January 11, 2019 at 9:34 am said:
  
  And thanks for the comment on the book, Andrew. 🙂
  
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ksbeth on January 11, 2019 at 1:46 am said:

yay to the m and m trick and to the surprise comment !

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 11, 2019 at 9:33 am said:
  
  Thanks, Beth. 🙂
  
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aFrankAngle on January 11, 2019 at 4:16 am said:

Cheers to that comment! … so have another handful. 🙂

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 11, 2019 at 9:40 am said:
  
  If you insist, Frank. 😉
  
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Julie Holmes, author on January 11, 2019 at 4:58 am said:

Love that the copy editor loves your book! And of course you get the M&Ms with your initial on it. Better than the blondes at the factory rejecting all the Ws 😀 You’ve got this! And with such funny kids, loads of material for the next book, right? 😉

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 11, 2019 at 9:41 am said:
  
  Ah, next book… We’ll see! (And, hooray for that classic blond joke!)
  
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Chatter Master on January 11, 2019 at 7:33 am said:

I so adore your humor. AND your brilliance. I will never eat m and ms again without thinking of you.

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 11, 2019 at 9:42 am said:
  
  I insist that everyone think of me when they eat chocolate! 😉
  
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  - Chatter Master on January 13, 2019 at 12:42 pm said:
    
    I will spread the word!
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on January 13, 2019 at 2:03 pm said:
    
    Well done, CM!
    
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  - Chatter Master on January 14, 2019 at 2:10 pm said:
    
    I got your back PIF.
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on January 14, 2019 at 3:28 pm said:
    
    Heehee. What are friends for? 🙂
    
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  - Chatter Master on January 15, 2019 at 2:38 pm said:
    
    😉 Exactly.
    
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D. Wallace Peach on January 11, 2019 at 10:50 am said:

What a wonderful note to get from the editor. 🙂 Enjoy the praise and the chocolate – in either order or at the same time!

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 11, 2019 at 10:54 am said:
  
  I suspect that had the editor’s note been negative, I’d consume even more chocolate. 😉
  Thanks, Peach! (Or do you prefer Diana? I like calling you Peach because you are one. 🙂 )
  
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tref on January 11, 2019 at 8:17 pm said:

Hah!

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Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on January 12, 2019 at 11:08 am said:

Not chocolate related, but my son adds blue to his artwork at school because it’s my favorite color. He’ll present it to me at pick-up, “Look, Mommy, there’s blue because I was thinking of you.” And, then we go out for cookies and he and his sister scarf all my treats at home…

Glad your book is going well…I remember not all that long ago your self-imposed seclusion. I had no doubt such a thing would pay off!

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 12, 2019 at 11:11 am said:
  
  That is super sweet of your son. Not so much the eating your sweets, part, however. 🙂 And you are too kind, Allison. Thank you.
  {blushy face}
  
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  - Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on January 12, 2019 at 12:26 pm said:
    
    When you become the Stephen King of parenting book, I can say I knew you when…
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on January 12, 2019 at 12:45 pm said:
    
    Ha! Though I hope my book isn’t scary! 🙂
    
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  - Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on January 12, 2019 at 1:09 pm said:
    
    It’s about parenting, isn’t it? This genre is ALWAYS scary…
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on January 12, 2019 at 1:19 pm said:
    
    Haha! You got me there!
    
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Paola on January 13, 2019 at 3:47 am said:

Thank you! You are right, same letter.: M! Congratulations for the book

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 13, 2019 at 9:49 am said:
  
  Thank you, Paola! 🙂
  
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wifemothereventplanner on January 13, 2019 at 5:30 am said:

Best part about blogging is picking up right where you left off! Kudos on the kudos! Great start to a year

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 13, 2019 at 9:49 am said:
  
  Indeed! Thank you!
  
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Jacqui Murray on January 14, 2019 at 8:47 am said:

It just doesn’t get any better than that. I hope you let me host you on my blog for your book launch. It sounds like it’ll be fun!

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 14, 2019 at 10:48 am said:
  
  You are the first person to ever offer that, Jacqui. Thank you so much!
  
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Robert on January 14, 2019 at 10:31 am said:

Come by the Mars plant in Hackettstown, near me, and from the road you’ll see the M&Ms (Plain & Peanut) waving at you. Maybe you can rig your shower to give you a candy coating as the ads used to show — you know, after a dip in their chocolate-filled swimming pool. Melts in your pockets, not in your hands.

In addition to coyotes, we have reports of Bigfoot/sasquatch around here, only I’m told that here, they’re known as Old Red-Eye.

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 14, 2019 at 10:48 am said:
  
  If it weren’t for being larger and more painful, I would opt for the peanut M&M shower. Those are probably my all time favorite candy. Sounds like a fun town to visit.
  
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whenfithitstheshan on January 15, 2019 at 7:00 am said:

I’m so excited for you!! Congrats! I can’t wait to see the finished product!
-Mrs S@whenfithitstheshan

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 15, 2019 at 9:19 am said:
  
  Thank you, Mrs. S! Me too! 🙂
  
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Ally Bean on January 16, 2019 at 10:30 am said:

I have no doubt your upcoming book is hilarious. Will there be chocolate smudges on some of the pages to make it look more authentic? Like a M&M munching momma wrote it?

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 16, 2019 at 10:36 am said:
  
  Oh, man. That would be so cool. I guess you’ll have to provide those for yourself, I’m afraid. I’ll be sure to do so with my copy.
  
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Mark Petruska on January 16, 2019 at 1:28 pm said:

Sounds pretty promising! And his words won’t melt in your mouth OR your hands.

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 16, 2019 at 1:44 pm said:
  
  True! If I did have melted chocolate, however, I wonder if there are any good pretzels to dip in it… 😉
  
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Miss A on January 18, 2019 at 3:34 am said:

That’s awesome! Both the book news and the M&Ms.. congratulations!

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 18, 2019 at 9:05 am said:
  
  Thanks, Miss A!
  
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Southern Sea Muse on January 21, 2019 at 8:39 am said:

What great feedback from the editor! And small wonder, you are such an entertaining writer. Have another handful of M&Ms 🙂

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- ParentingIsFunny on January 21, 2019 at 9:31 am said:
  
  mdchjr lkjea bouaf! Sorry! I was typing with my mouth full of M&ms. What I meant was, “Thank you, SSM!” 😉
  
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settleinelpaso on February 3, 2019 at 7:03 pm said:

Many many congratulations! You deserve lots of m&m’s, regardless of what letters are on them. 😀

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 3, 2019 at 9:36 pm said:
  
  Ha! Thank you. Best not eat too many! 🙂
  
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thefolia on February 5, 2019 at 12:59 pm said:

Oh what a thrill to read such a comment…good luck with your deadline.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 5, 2019 at 1:29 pm said:
  
  Thank you, folia. (Which I know isn’t your name, but, you know.) 😉
  
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PurplePumpernickel on February 16, 2019 at 6:21 am said:

I love your M&M anecdote – that’s the way it should be!
And what fabulous affirmation from your editor! Congratulations on the release of your book!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 16, 2019 at 8:59 am said:
  
  Thank you, Purple Pumpernickel!
  
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