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This parody is for all those moms with a picky eater who like fun and love to sing "Juice" by Lizzo in the carpool line (or the shower)! (To the beat of "Juice" by Lizzo) Truce Meal plan, meal plan on the wall Don’t eat it ‘cause you know you’re cute (ooh baby) Name brands in the pantry drawers Refusin’ Great Value (no, baby) Made you noodles drippin’ sauce Got a kid sayin’ No Ragu (no, baby) Kid up at the crack a dawn Sayin’ he won’t try my roux Eat this roll What Mom’s eatin’ everybody gotta eat (Yeah, that’s goals) You were born like this don’t even gotta cry (now, I know) Just please obey cannot take anymore whine (you say No) Heard you say I’m the meanest mom, boy, you lied It...

"When They See Us" chronicles the true story of the Exonerated Five (formerly the Central Park Five), the five black boys aged 14-16 who were falsely accused, coerced into confessing without access to their parents or legal counsel, and wrongfully convicted of beating and sexually assaulting a white woman in Central Park in 1989. They each spent several years in various correctional facilities only being released after someone else confessed to the crime in 2002 and DNA tests confirmed his story. One of the scariest thoughts I had while processing this entire situation was "this could totally happen here, today." I live right outside of Baton Rouge, La in a quiet little suburb. We are a close knit community that...

When I watched the tragic events of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 unfold on the news in my high school classroom, I wanted to forget everything I was witnessing. I mourned with America and feared for my safety, and I remember just wishing that the events were a bad dream. 18 years later, the day is set aside as a memorial and is called Patriot’s Day on all American calendars. Flash forward to present day and my 2nd grader is absolutely obsessed with the calendar. He asked me this morning if Patriot’s Day was a holiday like the Fourth of July and if it was a holiday then why had “his friend said it was a sad day and not a...

I am not a “Disney person.” I feel like that’s somewhat sacrilegious on this particular forum but it's the truth. I’ve been to the parks a few times when I was younger, but really I just remember waiting in long lines and the heat. I’m sure at some point we’ll take our kids but I still can’t wrap my head around the hype and money. (Please don’t stop reading). Now the movies that I can enjoy in the comfort of a theater or my air conditioned living room are a different story. The second that “When You Wish Upon a Star” starts, I immediately transform into seven year old me. I’m transfixed and belting out the soundtrack of my childhood,...

It's hard to believe, but Red Stick Moms Blog was founded six years ago, in early Fall 2013, with the goal of providing moms in and around Baton Rouge with timely, relevant information and the chance to connect online and off. When we purchased Red Stick Moms Blog from its Founder in early 2016, we were excited to bring everything that we had learned as the owners of New Orleans Moms Blog to the Baton Rouge market with the same mission of being the premier parenting resource for Baton Rouge parents. We are humbled by the overwhelming support we have received over the years with our events such as Donuts with Santa, Moms Night Out, and the Easter Egg...