Kary Ellen
I am a wife, mother, and all-around busy person! I am a communications professional and my twin girls and little boy keep me busy with their activities and adventures. We live in Springboro, OH, but also called Huber Heights our home for eight years. I am excited to share stories of what motherhood has been like for me so far!
Earrings Experience: Why One of My Girls Has Them and Not the Other
My mother predetermined for me that I would not be allowed to get earrings until I was 11. However, she let me get my ears pierced six weeks before my 11th birthday, in theory,...
Twin Mom Confession: Stop Asking Me These Three Things
My husband and I were happily surprised to find out we were expecting twins in the spring of 2012. The pregnancy resulted in several scares and complications, but the end resulted in the birth...
My Kids Eat Dinner in Front of the TV
Let the mom-shamers out of the woodwork, I’m ready for it.
I let my kids eat breakfast, dinner, and even have snacks in front of the TV.
I know the studies and statistics showing the...
I’m Not a PC Mom
I know I’m not a PC mom.
PC, or politically correct, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is, “conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities should be eliminated.”
It means...
5 Ways to Help a Mom With Anxiety
I developed postpartum anxiety shortly after having my son and have been living through anxiety ever since. I see a counselor and am on medication, but that can only do so much.
One of my...
Happy Birthday to (Everyone But) Me
I love birthdays! I love celebrating the fact that my children, my family, or my friends, have made it another year around the sun!
I love birthdays - except my own.
I don’t like being the...
Surviving the Snack Attack
It’s the dreaded “s” word moms don’t want their child to say.
No, it’s not a profanity. It’s the word, “snack”.
Kids will ask for it at all hours of the day, but particularly in...
Heart of DMB: Brigid’s Path
In every newborn’s room at Brigid’s Path, you’ll find a heart. Helping is at the heart of the organization’s mission - one of the first of its kind in the nation to provide inpatient...
5 Love Languages – For Kids!
I’ve heard about the five love languages for many years, but it wasn’t until I attended a Mother of Preschooler’s (MOPs) meeting that I really honed in on them and how they not only...
Three Things I Wish I Knew About Post-Partum Anxiety
The day I had to go back to work after my 12-week maternity leave from my son’s birth was one day I wish never to repeat again. It was a Monday, and Halloween night,...
I Love You, But…
“I love you, but…” it’s something we could easily say to our kids throughout the day.
“I love you, but, I wish you would pick up your toys.”
“I love you, but, I wish you would...
Why Dayton is a Great Place to Raise a Family
Recently, Wallethub.com named the best and worst places to raise a family in Ohio. Their methodology looked at factors including median family income, violent-crime rate, school systems and playgrounds per capita.
Here is where Wallethub.com...
More Than a Hashtag
The famous Fiona of the Cincinnati Zoo, celebrates her birthday on January 24.
#TeamFiona is more than a hashtag or obsession of a now 600-plus-pound hippopotamus for me. Growing up in Cincinnati, and now living...