that mama blog

Bienvenidos! I'm Raquel, and this is my little bit of Tumblr. I am mama to three little ones, one living and the other who passed away in January of 2016. I am currently pregnant with our third (after two years of trying and a diagnosis of infertility), due to be born in early December 2017. Here I blog about our life, rather inconsistently. Feel free to ask questions or poke around to learn more about me and my loved ones! My main Tumblr is right this way! For my journal entries on this blog, click HERE

[accidentallyadoptedazoo]

Not Everything That Crinkles Is a Snack For You - A novel by me, about my pets

[noelleian-deactivated20190923]

Being Tired vs Fatigue

When you’re tired, you sleep and you will wake up refreshed.

When you’re fatigued, you are exhausted, but you can’t sleep. You are weak, often too weak to walk, or perform simple tasks. You’re restless and listless, but you don’t have the energy to do anything. You can’t concentrate and your thoughts are all over the place. Sometimes it’s accompanied by widespread pain. When you’re fatigued, sleep will not make you feel better. When you’re fatigued, nothing makes you feel better.

Learn the difference and quit telling chronically ill people that you’re tired, too. It’s not the same thing.

[therandomninjakitty]

That Emotionally Unstable Feel™

[just-shower-thoughts]

I’m not fully committed to my food until I find something appropriate to watch/read/listen to

[twitterlols]

[thatmamablog]

My Brain: Eat

Me: Okay, what should we make?

My Brain: No make!!! Only eat.

[motherhoodrising]

Bliss | @angelica.ch.r

[thatmamablog]

someone: hey, you like star wars?

me: i think you're not ready for this conversation.

[babyanimalgifs]

I don’t know what’s funnier.. the baby elephant chasing the birds, or when he fell and ran to his mom xD

[fuckyeahsnackables]

The fact that the mom starts towards him even before he’s running to her makes me want to die, in a nice way.

[missusdoublea]

Toddlers are toddlers.

[occupywatchdog]

[grumbleofpuggies]

[hollowedskin]

i relate to this so much, i forgot about dogs and accidentally shoved my friends terrier off my lap expecting her to gracefully land and walk away, but she just ate shit and looked at me like i was a monster for the rest of the day :(

[thatmamablog]

I’m so sorry, I laughed so hard I was snorting over this. LOL

[nrgburst]

I need to talk about this scene because it’s so different from the typical way pep talks go. 

Moana has just suffered a tremendous defeat and been abandoned by Maui, her demi-god ally. She’s understandably upset- the heart of Te Fiti has to be restored or decay will consume her island. And yet she’s just one teenage girl on a damaged canoe- how is she supposed to face down Te Ka, actual vengeful Lava monster? 

Her fairy godmother grandmother’s spirit doesn’t come in with a magical fix, insist her doubts are baseless and/or bluster that she should just get on with the impossible. She comforts her and tells her it was too big a task to expect of her (all true!) and then tells her it’s okay to give up, that she will be there with unconditional support to help her go home, no guilt or shame. 

THIS. NEVER. HAPPENS. IN. STORIES.

And it should. “Encouragement” is so often a lot like bullying in narratives, even towards characters that are children. “I know you have it in you (even though you were just soundly beaten)! Now get back out there (even though you’re miserable)!” 

Instead, Gramma waits until Moana herself realizes that she’s not ready to give up, through self reflection. She wasn’t there to insist that Moana “suck it up”, but simply to “remind [her] that come what may, [she] know[s] the way”. 

That is awesome. 

[thatmamablog]

There are so many awesome parts of Moana, but this is definitely a top moment for me.

[spillywolf-deactivated20190920]

does everyone daydream 24/7 or is this actually abnormal

[autumnfoxe]

🍂

[moisellethefae]

Share Your First Magic Deck!

Mine was an Onslaught-8th-Mirrodin standard era Red Deck Wins affair cobbled together from a friend’s collection. It featured goblins and Skullclamps! A pairing for the ages…

[apok-the-combomancer]

Selesnya Samurai with lifegain.

[thatmamablog]

Exalted white, green and some blue. Still have that deck, still play it and loooove it. It always performs well and is fantastic.

[momcode-blog1]

Mom Poll

Which do you like the best Target, Walmart, or Aldi?

[misshappilyeverafter0608-deacti]

Target 👌🏻✨

[munster-mama]

Target

[thatmamablog]

Target, but I can’t afford them. :p I shop at WalMart.

[thatmamablog]

We're having another daughter! :)