Perpetual means constant and never ending. Perseverance means continuing forward regardless of the difficulties or pitfalls in the way. The idea of perpetual perseverance means that despite the difficulty in achieving a goal, there is an endless effort to try to reach it anyway. Sounds exhausting, right? Many women struggle throughout their lives with self-deprecation […]
Empowerment for fathers is important. Most of the conversations in society focus on women’s rights, and I am a HUGE proponent of women’s empowerment on many, many levels. However, the purpose of this post is to share the need for empowerment of fathers when it comes to our children. Mothers tend to be the dominant […]
Electronic device manners are vital to teach our kids. Adults and kids use these devices daily in personal and professional lives. Infants stare at iPads. Toddlers can change settings on iPhones. Teens have become so inseparable from their devices that many schools have changed their policy about allowing kids to use devices in classrooms. Look […]
We need to breathe. Period. Let’s not forget that. Sometimes in your attempt to support your child, you worry, an unhealthy amount, about their reactions to failure. Failure should be viewed as an opportunity to learn and grow and succeed in the future. But does failure need to be extremely public or potentially humiliating? I don’t […]
A Momma card is an imaginary card that is given to every woman as soon as she gives birth, adopts, fosters or becomes a guardian to a child. She is then officially deemed to be a mother and agrees to honor the duties of a mother. What are mother duties? Well, I looked it up since […]
Halloween Trick or Treat privileges should help earn good behavior every October just as a visit from Santa is currency for parents each December. Do not hesitate to take away or reduce those Halloween night privileges, because once you have, it can be an effective way to achieve improved behavior for a long time to […]
This is the story of how I became a survivalist mom within months of giving birth. I feel this is an important topic to address now because some pregnant women are preparing for parenting perfection while other women are still struggling and hoping to achieve parenting perfection. Spoiler alert: it does not exist. You will […]
Organized chaos is still chaos. By definition, chaos is messy, confusing and disorderly. I have a classic STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) mind. I dislike chaos. I need rules. I love order. I adore predictability. I live to identify problems and find lasting solutions. I function at my best when correct and incorrect answers are the two options. […]
My children called my mother Nana. She was my rock, but she died in 2007. And I miss her every day. Still. I have had time to reflect on my personal upbringing, and I now believe that Nana was a closeted Momma Addict (MA)! My mom worked full time at Sears & Roebuck and retired as […]
I am Debby Burton, and I am a Momma Addict. My story may empower you to have a self-reflective moment or perhaps provide some useful tips for your upcoming parenting decisions. My initial dreams of motherhood can actually be traced back to my youth. I remember taking care of my dolls “to share with my […]