tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post3360796472592929400..comments2023-10-14T09:44:21.840-05:00Comments on People I Want to Punch in the Throat: The Over Achievers Are at it AgainJen Piwtpitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576108150881254072noreply@blogger.comBlogger406125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-75259383108406941402022-09-21T00:15:49.208-05:002022-09-21T00:15:49.208-05:00You haven’t met our overachievers swim moms… You haven’t met our overachievers swim moms… Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-21642593742453768122015-05-26T13:22:18.362-05:002015-05-26T13:22:18.362-05:00Heh. A leprechaun trap. hehe. That is awesome. ;)Heh. A leprechaun trap. hehe. That is awesome. ;)Oona Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951594171079633931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-30929984023552111442013-12-12T15:07:42.762-06:002013-12-12T15:07:42.762-06:00I admit it. I love to craft and I overachieve on t...I admit it. I love to craft and I overachieve on the class gifts for Valentine's, Easter, and Christmas. Specifically, I have made my kid's Valentine's day cards to hand out each year to friends (oldest is 4 yrs old). One year I actually did make the pictures and holding lollipop thing. And I know I do it for me. Not necessarily to get other people to tell me how much of a supermom I am (it doesn't hurt), but because I love using crayons (and the smell of glue) and now that I have kids I am allowed to do these things without getting side looks. tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746481107639847429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-44350039963435443392013-04-04T16:55:24.746-05:002013-04-04T16:55:24.746-05:00I love you. My kids are still in day-care, so mos...I love you. My kids are still in day-care, so most of the "other moms" are also harried working moms who barely have time to get the laundry done, and probably used their finger to get the last of the PB out of the jar this morning because they haven't been to the grocery store in 2 weeks. Also, my kids go to Jewish day-care, ergo no secular holidays… which is basically a giant bonus "mom pass" on all the shit you mentioned above, plus Halloween costumes.<br /><br />However, I realize this time is precious, because soon I will have to interact with (compete with? be compared to? be shamed by? be judged by?) the OAMs since they will have kids in kindergarten/first grade. (Presumably, they are too overachieving to allow “strangers to raise their children” as I have oh so regrettably done.) Anyway, I'm about to enter a land of women who are planning to hit yoga and grab a latte and possibly get a mani-pedi after drop off, as opposed to rushing to the office and spending their lunch hour at Lowes because it's the only time they can find to buy a damn light bulb.<br /><br />So yeah. While I won't ever question a woman's or man's choice to be a SAH as they say, I feel it is my moral obligation to flip my shit on these OAMs/OADs for ratcheting up these non-holidays that no rational person SHOULD have time for or care about. Get a fucking hobby. Seriously. One that doesn't require me to participate if at all possible. Oh, and news flash: St. Patty’s day is for drinking, and if you are capable of building a GD leprechaun trap, you aren’t drunk enough. Get on that. LawyerMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13908937158646156577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-17246540200639830442012-06-27T18:02:00.493-05:002012-06-27T18:02:00.493-05:00My friend posted on FB that her child came home wi...My friend posted on FB that her child came home with the following goody bag after a bday party and all I could think of was this blog...<br />"Johnny Doe came home from a birthday party with a goody bag containing fun dough, big putty, a kit to build a wooden helicopter, 13 temporary tattoos, sunglasses, a handheld water-filled game (push the buttons to float the rings onto the seahorse), a hand-held mini pinball-type game, a little game with 2 balls spinning around a handle, an animal-shaped punchball, fruit snacks, 2 packs of Gummi bears and a new toothbrush and toothpaste... " <br /><br />Surely this belongs on the over achiever parent blog...sarahjjames76https://www.blogger.com/profile/15396628932656022619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-66492844368143883422012-05-18T11:13:02.964-05:002012-05-18T11:13:02.964-05:00OMG I LOVE YOU! I'm so glad I'm not the on...OMG I LOVE YOU! I'm so glad I'm not the only one out there that thinks like me. You had me laughing all they way through your blog and when i got to the trap I fell off my chair! I never heard of a fucking Leprechaun trap until I had kids. Really? WTF? I'm Polish. I don't do St. Patricks Day :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-9119985685893685982012-05-14T08:58:28.654-05:002012-05-14T08:58:28.654-05:00"I give them the same thing every year...my k..."I give them the same thing every year...my kid will no longer be in their class." <br /><br />BAHAHA. I am actually laughing out loud here. Hahahaha.~The Bargain Babe from *Zucchini Summer Blog*https://www.blogger.com/profile/00408506171799321682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-11219972800176791802012-05-02T16:16:44.366-05:002012-05-02T16:16:44.366-05:00Oh my! I love it! I am a part time overachiving mo...Oh my! I love it! I am a part time overachiving mom- but I'm not afraid to admit it. I saw your elf post but forgot about coming back- made my way back today and I am rolling on the ground laughing. Between this one and the douchy dads. AMAZING! Can't wait to read more :-)<br />When I say I'm a PT OAM I mean that I do some of the crazy stuff- like a naughty elf every few days but unfortunatly I'm too lazy to really go all out with it ;-)Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608715583956279262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-75402139685439702692012-03-27T21:08:33.189-05:002012-03-27T21:08:33.189-05:00*clears throat* Uhhum. Yes. I have a confession...*clears throat* Uhhum. Yes. I have a confession to make. I am most of the time..."That" over achieving mom (well atleast in MY circle of friends I do know some moms who go way way way waaaaay beyond what I even do! And those moms FLOOR me I'm like...say whaaat?!) Anyway, YES I am one of those moms, and YES I DO enjoy being crafty and making things for my kids, and for others, and YES I'll admit the recognition feels pretty damn nice. I do try to turn every little holiday into something "special" but I don't go all crazy for them, like cupid brings nothing for my kids. I make a few home made decorations for each holiday and season. The kids have a "magical journal" that sits by the front door and sometimes something "magical" will pop in and leave a message, but uhm...the books been pretty quiet since like December when Santa left a message....oops. We intended to make a leprechaun trap. Totally forgot. So instead I made green pancakes. For my daughters vday cards I cut out all the pieces (thank GOD for Cricut machines!) and she glued all the pieces together and she made owls that said "Owl be your friend" or something like that. (I wrote on them, and she signed her name) Her box was a wooden box made at the Lowe's Build and Grow work shop, but we brought it home and painted it, she did all the word, and honestly...it looked awful and was sooo not creative but it was HERS and she totally owned the box and rocked it at school. All the other kdis had bought ones and hers was the only hand made wooden "ugly" one LOL She was proud of her ugly box, and so was I. She's only 4, we built that box together. I read your Easter Egg hunt article too, and I HATE easter egg hunts. If we do one, we do a small one AT HOME in our own yard not with a million other pushy shovey tramping parents, my daughter was ran over my a big fat woman when she was 18 months during an egg hunt, and the woman yanked a teddy bear from her screaming in her face saying THIS IS MY BEAR KID GO GET YOUR OWN it was DREADFUL My husband almost clocked the woman, no more public easter egg hunts for us! LOL My other friends are sooo NOT creative AT ALL and don't care about that crap, so to them I look like that "over achieving" mom, but compare me to REAL over achieving moms, I'm the totally not creative don't give a damn mom. LOL I'm happy with how we do things, my kids won't "expect" to be rewarded for everything, they LOSE at things, but I do my best to make their child hood special.Mahala Dixsonhttp://www.caringbridge.org/visit/SuperKeeganRaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-57362885900033169952012-03-25T01:11:33.615-05:002012-03-25T01:11:33.615-05:00I'm almost 100% positive we have an identical ...I'm almost 100% positive we have an identical brain. You have my exact same thoughts, views, and language for that matter! I'm so happy to see someone who thinks like me. I love your blog!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704198715904722258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-30334920799489165662012-03-16T21:33:42.380-05:002012-03-16T21:33:42.380-05:00You know what my mom did for us on St. Patrick'...You know what my mom did for us on St. Patrick's Day? She told us we could catch a leprechaun and get his gold if we ran around our oak tree 100 times. When we didn't catch him she said it was because we weren't running fast enough.<br /><br />Man was that woman a bitch at times.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401725929395230941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-90898137014757634572012-03-13T22:31:19.766-05:002012-03-13T22:31:19.766-05:00How would you explain an empty leprechaun trap to ...How would you explain an empty leprechaun trap to the kids anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-9779936076875007022012-03-13T09:14:08.027-05:002012-03-13T09:14:08.027-05:00not sure this helps but I found a recipe for lepre...not sure this helps but I found a recipe for leprechaun poop you add to it lol Lime jello and grapes could be a funny addition lolJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02782520225507409539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-20514171385722208972012-03-12T14:49:11.308-05:002012-03-12T14:49:11.308-05:00thats exactly how i feel.thats exactly how i feel.Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178334684577539756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-1460117965182572582012-03-12T14:48:13.288-05:002012-03-12T14:48:13.288-05:00If anyone reads this in time, pls help me if u can...If anyone reads this in time, pls help me if u can. this is my 1st experience with this leprechaun trap nonsense. my daughter, age 6, has to have 1 turned in on thurs. can someone advise me on the absolute easiest, simplest, fastest way 2 make one? of course i've googled it already but the results that i've dug up so far seem to be designed for the "overachiever" mom who has the patience for this bullshit and nothing better to do with her time. i'm a single mom, im not "crafty" and i think this whole thing is ridiculous and stupid so i'm just looking to make something that fulfills the absolute minimum requirements- definitely not anything as fancy as the one pictured. (im not painting anything, or buying anything). can anyone help me? BONUS would be if anyone has an idea of how i can do this project in a sarcastic way, such as how to go about demonstrably building a "trap for something that doesn't exist" Thank you!!!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178334684577539756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-89626545485054657922012-03-12T14:39:46.517-05:002012-03-12T14:39:46.517-05:00pls help me if u can. this is my 1st experience wi...pls help me if u can. this is my 1st experience with this leprechaun trap nonsense. my daughter, age 6, has to have 1 turned in on thurs. can u advise me on the absolute easiest fastest way 2 make one? i am NOT an overachiever, i think this is stupid and i'm just looking to make something that fulfills the minimum requirements- definitely not anything as fancy as the one pictured. im not painting anything. can u help me?Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178334684577539756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-56127932561521814372012-03-07T14:09:48.934-06:002012-03-07T14:09:48.934-06:00I hate to tell the kidless this, but if you have t...I hate to tell the kidless this, but if you have them, there will be several years (preschool - grade 2) in which the school assigns your kids the "homework" of making a leprechaun trap. Which means mommy has homework, is she's unable to push it off on dad.Sharonhttp://www.whateverthingsaretrue.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-14558935707014872942012-02-25T12:26:27.642-06:002012-02-25T12:26:27.642-06:00I agree with everything you wrote. I always give t...I agree with everything you wrote. I always give the kids the choice to make their own Valentines or buy them and they always choose store bought.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888349735070360731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-35414403358620548102012-02-25T10:37:06.414-06:002012-02-25T10:37:06.414-06:00I was excited to share your blog post here: http:/...I was excited to share your blog post here: http://emilyelizabethstone.com/2012/02/25/saturday-sampling/<br /><br />Love it!Emily Elizabeth Stonehttp://www.emilyelizabethstone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-86161525171268521402012-02-23T11:40:51.267-06:002012-02-23T11:40:51.267-06:00Oh, my gosh are you hilarious! My husband sends me...Oh, my gosh are you hilarious! My husband sends me your links all the time, I'm sure it's because you sound just like one of my rants. My 11-year old was having a pity party this year cause our Elf doesn't do anything. I said, "Well... maybe our Elf is defective, or has a disability or something. Or... another possibility is that he IS NOT REAL, and so he doesn't do anything unless one of us does it and then props him up next to it!" After I made her cry with the harsh truth, then I felt guilty so I attached him to a huge rum bottle and put him in our Christmas letter. No clue about how the Elf made it to V-day. Isn't there a lobby group for Cupid somewhere out there who could knock him off??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-75873289990868870812012-02-21T13:20:18.249-06:002012-02-21T13:20:18.249-06:00I will own it. I made "S'mores" val...I will own it. I made "S'mores" valentines for my daughter's preschool class. Normally, I don't care about that stuff and sure as hell, I will not be making St Patricks Day decorations. I just got into it this time. I decorated my house and heart-attacked a friend's front door. So for her Valentines, I put a little extra effort into it. There are only 12 kids in the class, she's my only kid in school right now, and I had most of the supplies anyway. It took me about 20 minutes to put them together. Not likely I'll ever do this again, but hey it was fun once. <br /><br />And for the record, I didn't do it so other people would tell me how great of a mom I am; I just wanted them to think it. ;-)~Aimee~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15026141298899069357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-6216215256959712362012-02-21T01:32:46.903-06:002012-02-21T01:32:46.903-06:00Since when is Valentines Day about our kids anyway...Since when is Valentines Day about our kids anyway??? I couldnt find a single idea on Pinterest for anything vday related that was for grown ups. Nothing romantic. I gotta say I am kind of jealous of the moms who have the time and energy to make all the stupid little holidays fun and special for their kids. But I have better things to do.Sarah Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789114219213903801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-70026346236468573482012-02-20T20:57:19.178-06:002012-02-20T20:57:19.178-06:00I do love green beer...or any beer for that matter...I do love green beer...or any beer for that matter.Split3wayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946363708502942132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-78192785746542998522012-02-20T20:46:42.275-06:002012-02-20T20:46:42.275-06:00Totally sent my 3 y.o. to preschool with the afore...Totally sent my 3 y.o. to preschool with the aforementioned Target tattoo Valentines. Only to have him bring home goodie bags, the notorious photo card with sucker, etc. Um, what? It's freaking Valentine's Day! I'm so with you. But I was guilty of making kabobs with 8 fruits for their Valentine's snack! :) Would be an overachiever if it weren't for having 4 kids three and under, and you know, working 50 hours a week. Damn it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-69167491808878100122012-02-20T19:16:50.194-06:002012-02-20T19:16:50.194-06:00So I'd read this post last night and only beca...So I'd read this post last night and only because I had, did I know what a pic on pinterest was. For some reason I felt the need to follow the link to what turned out to be the ultimate St. Patty's Day overachiever. I had to share because I could think of nothing but punching this person in the throat. Enjoy: http://befickle.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-we-celebrate-st-pattys.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com