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Ambrosia Brody

Ambrosia Brody is a full-time editor, journalist and mother to two spirited daughters. She lives in Southern California in a beach city but hates the sand; enjoys people watching but hates small talk. She started to blog at Random Aspects of (My) Life when she realized everything she knew about parenting was wrong. Go visit her at Random Aspects of (My) Life

How I Got My Kids to Help Take Care of the Dogs

November 22, 2019

Our daughters’ love for the dogs continues to grow every day and so does their interest in helping to take care of them.

Being Pregnant Sucks…But I Want Another Baby

January 3, 2019

Being pregnant for me meant months of being uncomfortable. I couldn’t sleep. I was constantly nauseous. Being pregnant sucks…but I want another baby.

My Threenager Makes the Terrible Twos Look Easy

February 15, 2018

When my daughter blew out three candles on her birthday cake I thought we had

How to Take Your Kids to the Beach in 48 Easy Steps

August 16, 2017

We live about a fifteen-minute drive from the beach, which to some people sounds ideal—being

Thrifting Before Christmas: How I Rein in the Clutter

December 12, 2016

We usually hold their birthday party in early December—right smack dab in the middle of their birthdays—which makes its prime thrifting time.

#FuegoBox: The Perfect Gift for Father’s Day

June 5, 2016

Buying gifts for my husband has always been a struggle. For the first few years

How I Got My Kids to Help Take Care of the Dogs

November 22, 2019

Being Pregnant Sucks…But I Want Another Baby

January 3, 2019

My Threenager Makes the Terrible Twos Look Easy

February 15, 2018

How to Take Your Kids to the Beach in 48 Easy Steps

August 16, 2017

Thrifting Before Christmas: How I Rein in the Clutter

December 12, 2016

#FuegoBox: The Perfect Gift for Father’s Day

June 5, 2016

How I Got My Kids to Help Take Care of the Dogs

November 22, 2019

Being Pregnant Sucks…But I Want Another Baby

January 3, 2019

My Threenager Makes the Terrible Twos Look Easy

February 15, 2018

How to Take Your Kids to the Beach in 48 Easy Steps

August 16, 2017

Thrifting Before Christmas: How I Rein in the Clutter

December 12, 2016

#FuegoBox: The Perfect Gift for Father’s Day

June 5, 2016

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Nothing like Siri to tell ya how to parent! 🤣 . Nothing like Siri to tell ya how to parent! 🤣
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#RealMomProblems #realitymoms #motherhoodunleashed #baby
It’s that season again. The season when I get so It’s that season again. The season when I get so tired I can barely hold my head up. I’m pretty sure I know the why. 
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#Motherhood can totally suck the life and joy out of me some days. I don’t love being a chauffeur. Or a short order chef that no one eats. I don’t love having to watch pennies in order to buy a new whatever sports equipment or tournament my kids need next. I don’t love waiting in parking lots or waiting on others to make decisions…. In fact I hate that part.
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All of this creates a season for me. Like winter or hurricane season. Wildfire or tornado season. Just a season. One that I can’t always choose the outcome but I know won’t last forever. 
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It’s so hard to be outside of what I thought life would be like for me in this season of aging.
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My poor friend Lauren is in the heat of toddler life. She’s struggling with it as a 40+ year old woman. I’m 46 and can’t imagine that stage with my age!
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However, I’d go back to it and start over any day. I won’t tell her that though. I hated when people told me that as if I should be ashamed for wanting to be more than a mom or wife.
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So many things I would do differently. Better. More present and aware. More kind to myself.
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I’m so grateful for my GiGi though. Emotional support animals know. She always knows. ❤️🐶
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How is your today, friends? Remember… it’s just a season. 💙
Tonite is a level 10! 🤦‍♀️ Tonite is a level 10! 🤦‍♀️
What’s your jam? Strawberry these days. 🤣🤣 What’s your jam? Strawberry these days. 🤣🤣
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#realmomproblems #motherhoodunleashed #momlife #music #thatsmyjam
Sundays are TORTURE!! I live for Mondays. No kids, Sundays are TORTURE!! I live for Mondays. No kids, no hubby, no problems after the carline. 😈
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#parenting #momsrule #motherhood #realmomproblems #motherhoodunleashed #wholetthedogsout
So…. Where to next?! 🤣🚗 . #momlife #mother So…. Where to next?! 🤣🚗
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