About
Nichole is no newbie to social media and online communities. She began in 2000 at a little known site for moms called Clubmom (now Cafemom) as a board moderator for parents of school age kids and siblings. Nichole moved her boards to Cafemom when it launched in 2006 and her boards are still active today under Cafemom’s social networking groups. Since then Nichole has worked with other parenting centered sites such as Babyspot.com where she served as Community Manager and social media consultant and was named in 2008 as one of the 50 most powerful and influential women in social media.
Nichole began The Guilty Parent blog with the intent of having a place to separate her work at home life from being a parent. She blogs about the scary, funny, and even stressful parts of parenting. There’s no fluff in her bare all, politically incorrect writing style. Nichole has brought her love for writing together with her fresh and honest parenting outlook to parents across the Internet with the birth of The Guilty Parent blog.
Nichole is the mother to four fiercely independent, bright and wonderful children and the wife to one would be “bad man big daddy” (as he prefers to be called from now on instead of “hubs”). She is also the oldest of five children and the product of divorce. Much of her thoughts and views on parenting comes from her childhood and lessons her parents taught her. A lover of all things chocolate, Nichole routinely hides the chocolate from the children and Bad Man Big Daddy as often as possible. She covets Lipton Iced Tea with Lemon and has recently started drinking coffee in an effort to keep up with her rambuctious clan.
Her family is made up of:
Bug: The oldest of the Guilty Parent children, soon to be 14 and a true guinea pig in her parenting endeavors, dreams of one day being a game designer. Though he’s officially taller than his mom, he manages to stay in her good graces with his off-the-cuff wit. When he’s not showing off his unique sense of humor (by saying things like “When mom dies, she’s going to the big website in the sky”), he’s getting good grades in the talented and gifted program at school. Bug earned his nickname by Nichole and Bad Man Big Daddy when he was young as he was always “bugging” them.
Bebe: The only girl besides the dog, the cat (neither of which count) and mom, Bebe is 10 going on 21 and most definitely a girly girl with a hidden tomboy side that only her brothers see. More energetic and enthusiastic than her mom could ever be, she has a passion for learning and creativity. Painting her nails and “girls only nights” are the perfect end to her week.Nichole is convinced the girl will one day be a world famous artist. Bebe is another talented and gifted product of Nichole and Bad Man Big Daddy.
Shorty: Don’t let the name deceive you. This pint sized powerhouse has more charm and energy in his little finger than mom and dad both have in their entire bodies. The sportster of the family, Shorty plays Football and Baseball and is an extreme video game enthusiast. Easily described as Nichole’s most challenging child, he is a true perfectionist. His fortune cookie once read that he will always gets what he wants because of his charm and after eight and a half years, Nichole is beginning to believe it’s true! He has refuted all allegations that he is talented and gifted in light of missing recess in order to participate.
Peanut: the youngest of the family but not to be ignored! Peanut’s sparkling blue eyes and his infectious laugh has made Nichole a believer that she saved the best for last. Knee deep in the tumultuous threes, Peanut can be a lover one minute and a fighter the next but he’s anything but boring. He’s got his sister and his oldest brother wrapped around his finger with phrases like “that’s not possible”. Action figures, trains and Hot wheels make up his day but when it comes to settling down for the night, “Bear” is his best friend and dream time confidant.
Bad Man Big Daddy: married to Nichole for almost 14 years, and her polar opposite, he’s still not quite sure how he got here. He’s a man who believes that working hard is the only way to get anywhere. Though he doesn’t always understand the blogging and social media Nichole has embraced, he smiles and nods in the right places and lends a shoulder when Nichole needs it most. He prefers to relax by playing poker with friends or in local tournaments or sitting in the woods during the coldest time of year, aiming at unsuspecting deer while Nichole becomes a hunter’s widow. Bad Man owns more movies than there is room in the house for and so the movie collection spans between two floors. Though the two of them don’t always see eye to eye and have vastly different parenting styles (Bad Man being more strict than Nichole), they agree that this society isn’t the same as the one they grew up in. It’s scarier, and there is far more pressure for kids to grow up fast. Marrying Bad Man is one of Nichole’s best decisions and Bad Man agrees.
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