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. Her time is spent raising two strong-willed daughters, trying to watching Netflix with her husband and reading celebrity news. She started to blog at Random Aspects of (My) Life when she realized everything she knew about parenting was wrong. Connect with her at ambrosia_brody@yahooo.com, Facebook or on Twitter.
Recent Articles
This Is Why You Feel So Bad About Your "Choice" To Be A SAHM Or Working Mom
Ask any U.S. mom why she decided to return to work, or stay at home, and I guarantee she has an Excel file tabulating the income versus child-care tradeoff, and a mental ledger of concerns about career momentum versus "quality time while they're youn…
By Ambrosia Brody
Am I Too Old To Have Another Baby?
I didn’t think waiting until I was 30 to have my first baby would really matter. I mean, yes I would have liked to have started a family when I was in my mid-20s but it took some time to get a career going, get married, travel some and actually feel …
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Labor Is Kind Of A Nightmare When You’re An Introvert
I have to admit that I was extremely self-conscious when I went into active labor with my first daughter. Although I knew that the nurses assisting me had most likely seen so many bare breasts, butts, and vaginas that they could care less how mine lo…
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I Don't Care If It's Body-Positive, I Hate Being Naked In Front Of My Kids
The worst part is when I come out of the shower and my soon to be 3-year-old asks to touch my nipple. Are you freakin’ kidding me, kid?! Haven’t you done enough to my breasts? I am (technically) all for modeling body positivity, but nipples alive! it…
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I Gave Up Sleep For A Year Until The Risk Of SIDS Was Lower
When you announce you’re pregnant, people start throwing little tidbits of advice your way as though you actually want to hear it. After people starting freaking me out about all the negative aspects of having a baby (tearing, deflated breasts, colic…
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How To Pack The Ultimate "Silky Mom" Hospital Bag
If you're halfway silky, you already know that some hospitals have Starbucks inside of them. You might have even chosen which hospital you'd like to deliver at based on whether or not it has a Starbucks. This post is for you. While plenty of well-mea…
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I'll Admit It, I Was Skeptical About Vaccines
The controversy surrounding vaccinating was in full-force as I went from thinking, "kids, maybe?" to scheduling sex for the optimal chances of conception with the precision of a NASA engineer. Jenny McCarthy’s anti-vaccination arguments stuck with me…
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What "Overprotective" Moms Get Right About Sleepovers And Child Abuse
Are slumber parties dangerous? Now that everyone in America seems to have less than six degrees of separation from the nearest sexual predator, it's hard not to look at the rash of abuses and panic about sending your kids, well, anywhere. Gymnasts, c…
By Ambrosia Brody
Instagram Can Be Weirdly Triggering For Working Moms
Every day of childhood is special. Even if it's just a funny thing my daughter says during bath time, or her sister's sleepy but happy face when I go in to get her up in the morning, these little moments are precious to me. They're not the moments yo…
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Dear People Who Tell My Daughter To Be "Ladylike," Is It, Or Is It Not, 2017?
Dear people who tell my daughter not to sit "like that,"
Although I understand that you believe your request for my daughter to act “ladylike” is rooted in some helpful gender norm that dictates what sets a “proper” girl apart from an “inappropriate”…
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I Wear Sexy Halloween Costumes Around My Kids, & I'm Not Sorry
Before Halloween was sexy, it was scary. As a kid, Fright Night filled me with fear of scary movies, fear of the dark, fear of something jumping out at me, fear of showing off too much of my body. Nothing set off the fight or flight response quite li…
By Ambrosia Brody
I Let My Daughters Have Huge Tantrums In Public & It Was Actually A Major Relief
Even if your children are tiny, angelic humans, you are only one dropped light-up-sneaker away from becoming the focus of a "Target temper tantrum" compilation on YouTube. Before having kids, I was one of those people who would see that screaming chi…
By Ambrosia Brody
I Was The Mom Pumping In the Work Closet, & Nobody Gets How Truly Awful It Is
Dear Moms Pumping In A Closet,
When I decided to breastfeed my daughters, I anticipated being uncomfortable nursing in public, but I never worried about how I would feel once I was back at work spending mornings and afternoons spent pumping. Naively,…
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No, Mommy Doesn’t Want To Be Touched Right Now
When you're a mom, you're a climbing frame, a cushion, a mode of transport, and a hug machine. Motherhood is incredibly physical. The second I get home, my daughters yell, "Mom's home!" and want to leap into my lap or climb onto my shoulders. But the…
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This Dumb, Archaic Joke About Daughters Needs To Stop
People say a lot of dumb things when you have a kid. I'm used to mindless small talk like "what a cute boy!" (when your baby is dressed in blue) and "they have your face!" (on a newborn), but nothing annoys me more than the joke I'll hear after someo…
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I Tried Minimalist Parenting For A Week, & It Was A Total Game Changer
Being present at all times with my children is an elusive goal. There are times when I am 100 percent in the moment with my kids, but there are other times when I have difficulty switching my focus from a work project to playing with PlayDoh with my …
By Ambrosia Brody
I Got My Kids To Stop Whining & You Can Too, 'Cause It's Easy AF
We all know that toddlers know how to work their parents, and my little girls are no exception. They know exactly what tone of voice to use to get their point across. There’s the matter-of-fact tone that lets me know they're stuck on an idea and will…
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I Recorded Everything That Made My Toddlers Cry For A Week & It Was A Journey
Trying to figure out what sets off a tantrum can be tedious. Sometimes, I can figure out the reasoning behind a tantrum immediately: if my kids have gone too long without eating, if they're not getting enough sleep, if the dog licked their faces. In …
By Ambrosia Brody
I Stopped Nagging My Partner For A Week
I’m the first to admit that I am kind of a control freak. The thought of things in disarray makes my heart race with anxiety. I try to rein in my madness, but most of the time, I just end up repeatedly asking my kids and my husband to put their thing…
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I Had To Stop Nursing Because My Kids Literally Abused My Boobs
For the most part, I loved breastfeeding my girls. I loved having their warm little bodies close to mine. I loved feeling the weight of their bodies when they fell asleep while nursing, and I loved knowing that I would always have designated one-on-o…
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