My Two Guys

My Two Special Guys - the Dude and the Monkey

Updated on July 12, 2010

Welcome to Ain’t Yo Mama’s Blog. My name is Aimee.

I am a SoCal native, born and raised, but fled to San Francisco when I was 20 years old. I lived there for about 12 years before moving back to the land of Housewives and Hummers. During my time in SF I met a really smart, funny, and all-around cool Dude*, despite the fact that he’s a lawyer. I married him and we have a baby boy who is now almost 3 years old. We nicknamed him “Monkey” when he was first born (original, I know) but he really has turned into one.  He grunts, likes to climb stuff, loves bananas, and has opposable toes.

I have a BA in Sociology, a Masters in Public Administration, and a Masters in Counseling Psychology. You might wonder what I actually do with those degrees. After many years working in low-income government housing management, I am now a registered pre-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFTi). However, I have been a full-time Stay-At-Home Mom (SAHM) since the day the Monkey was born. My life path has led me to stressful and demanding careers, but nothing has quite come close to parenthood. However, my experience in housing management and family counseling has certainly come in handy.

A little more about Ain’t Yo Mama’s Blog:

This isn’t your everyday “mommy blog.”  Don’t get me wrong. I think some mommy blogs are quite cute and funny. However, I feel like the people that truly care about the adorableness of my gap-toothed gorgeous child is someone I already know. And that someone is usually a grandma.

So what am I here for then? What is my purpose? And what is a “post-modern-mommy-blogger” anyways?

Well, for starters, I’m not here just to get personal and discuss my life as a mom. I want to open up discussion on the things that parents (and non-parents, of course) really care about. My role as a mother is my most important role, but it’s also my most recent role. Just like most other parents, I wear many hats and I am passionate about many things.

From parenting theories and relationships to pop culture and social justice, no topics will be off-limit. Some topics might be conventional and some might be controversial. The idea of my blog is to not just speak my mind about certain issues, but to incite discussion and open dialogue.  Sure, there’s going to be warm and fuzzy stuff here and there, but I also want to be very open to the challenging stuff.  The stuff that might be hard to talk about. All of these things, from warm and fuzzy to the controversial and complicated, these are the things that help us evolve as people and, most importantly, as parents.

Like I said, this ain’t yo mama’s blog.

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*Why is my husband called The Dude? Two reasons: I actually do call him that (among more embarrassing nicknames) and I am a HUGE Big Lebowski fan.  But, unlike the original Dude, my own Dude does not call himself The Dude nor does he particularly care for White Russians. He is, however, an excellent bowler.