Trying to keep my sanity in a house full of manly ball-scratching, burping, farting, and raised toilet seats.
Trying to keep my sanity in a house full of manly ball-scratching, burping, farting, and raised toilet seats. 
So my boys are real Rock n’ Roll afficionados. But, my older son, is a die hard head-banger. In my son’s humble opinion rock music is the only music that is of value and that most rap music, now-a-days, has no artistic value or worth, therefore is a waste of time and audio space.... 
For all those who say that teens are incapable of being in love because they are too young, too immature, too whatever…then you must have never had the pleasure of being in love when you were a teenager.
Why do parents tell their kids….”oh hunny it’s just puppy love, you have no... 
So yesterday I found out that I was awarded the “One Lovely Blog Award”! Now, I’m not gonna lie, it did put a smile on my face. Hey, I grew up in a generation where only the winners got awards! Today’s millennial generation gets awards just for “participating”. ... 
Honestly, Daniel looks pretty sexy here so I guess I can forgive him.
Maybe I will never understand it, but quiet frankly why the hell do I need to? Adjust your balls, scratch your balls, air your balls, whatever you want to do with your balls
WHEN I’M NOT LOOKING!
So as you know, I live in a... 
Re-turd 1 text messages Re-turd 2 with his home address.
Re-turd 2 “copies” the address and punches it into his dad’s gps.
GPS tells dad where to go.
Dad follows directions on GPS like a good dad should do.
20 minutes later... 
Dick Sauce.
I'm sure you'll never look at sauce in a jar the same!
This is the kind of crap I’m privy to as the mother of two adolescent males and as the wife of an infantry combat vet. The invention of Dick Sauce. Is there anyone out there that can relate to my misery?
But let me... 
Just when I was starting to feel pretty good about myself and my “mothering” capabilities, alas, I am bitch slapped back to reality.
The notion that one of your children could be a mean spirited individual or a bully is a devastating thought. After all, what does that say about you? But... 
Ok, I’m taking a minute to give my hubby a shout out.
My hubby is an interesting being, a man of many faces and of many trades. But the one he is known most for is for being a combat veteran, an infantry combat veteran at that. For those of you who know nothing about the military, Infantryman... 
I have to say that I am very fortunate to have such great communication with my 14 year old son. Although at times, I do question his openness with me and wish he wouldn’t tell me certain gross manly moments, and I’m referring specifically to those that occur with the body (if you have or... 
According to Wikipedia a chauffeur is “a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan or limousine. Originally such drivers were always personal servants of the vehicle owner, but now in many cases specialist chauffeur service companies,... 
When I saw the previews for Karate Kid I just about jumped out of my seat with excitement! I LOVED those movies! And of course Daniel LaRusso wasn’t too bad either…But there was something about that movie that stuck with you as a young teen…aside from the “wax on, wax off”... 
“Shake my hand like a man,” my husband tells all of my sons’ guy friends when they shake his hand and it’s not exactly up to par. In other words, the handshake is too limp, too wimpy, too…..feminine-like.
If that is the case, my hubby then moves into a quick lesson in handshaking and from... 
I’m writing this just as I hang up the phone with the counselor at my sons middle school.
“Hi, Mrs. Olivera, I am calling in reference to your son Christian. First let me just say that he is fine.”
Shouldn’t that be stated the other way around??? Fuck!! Talk about scaring the... 
“Grab your balls and pull her to the side and explain to her your side of the story.”
That was the text message I sent to my 11 year old (albeit he was about three feet in front of me, but surrounded by his friends, I was not going to embarrass him). It was the day of his promotion ceremony... 
I’m all for independent career women and equal rights, equal pay, glass ceiling breaking etc, etc. And I definitely think it’s time that the U.S. elected a woman for president…I mean shit, machista Latin American countries like Costa Rica and Nicaragua have done it for crying out... 
Sometimes you win some…sometimes you get jack shit.
That’s life right? We’re not always recognized for our hard work, determination and perseverance. Nonetheless, I let my boys know that they have to work harder, stand out brighter, and demonstrate consistency. Because you know... 
This week is a special week. Both of my boys are “graduating”, and while I’ve discussed the perverse nature of graduating from everything and anything now-a-days, I am, nonetheless, very proud of my boys and can’t help but to allow myself & get caught up in all the hoopla.
My 5th... 
Ok, so not for nothing, but my guys rarely ever get in trouble. It really is very rare that my boys are punished/grounded. They’re pretty well behaved for the most part, and when they do screw up, we deal with the situations in a more “diplomatic” way.
I have a male friend, who is... 
My son Chris had his first prom the other night. 8th grade prom. Yeah.
They didn’t have that shit when I was in middle school! But hey, times are a changin’ right?
Wrong!
It’s just another way to get us parents to spend more money and compete with each other to see who buys the best, most... 
Me & My GuysStarting a blog about my stumbles through parenthood has been a vision of mine for quite some time. For some reason though, I always felt I wasn’t adequate enough to put my experiences as a mother out there to the public world; that I wasn’t an expert per se. But the truth is,... 
My journey into motherhood began when I was 17 years old. 14 years later I am the mother of two boys, ages14 and 11, married to their father, teach at the local university, freelance write, and run a non profit organization with my hubby. Here are my stories about my stumbles through parenthood raising two adolescent boys in an ever-growing "girly-girl" world. -Natasha Olivera
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