When I was a little girl, I remember being told that I could be whatever I wanted to be when I grew up. The president of the United States. The first girl to play for the Dodgers. The CEO...
Making friends isn’t as easy as it once was. As a kid, all it seemed to take was a common interest in Lisa Frank school supplies and it was immediate BFF status. In high school, you were clumped into...
It’s time for me to fess up to a shameful secret I’ve been keeping for the past four years. I did not vote in the 2016 presidential election. Ugh, just writing those words makes me feel retroactive guilt. At...
This topic has weighed heavy on my heart for some time now. It is something I have struggled with immensely over the years and feel completely silly about. I usually have to dig deep within to even allow myself...
“I’m worried I won’t be a good mom.”
That was the start of a conversation I had recently with a coworker, who was getting ready to become a mom for the first time. The closer she came to her baby’s...
CONFESSION. We just put our 'first date' of 2019 on the calendar. Yup. My husband and I, that is.
I don't know about you, but (wo)man, it is hard to date this day and age. Date my husband, that is....
I hired a sitter. I curled my hair. I put on my heels and kissed my babies goodbye. Bound for an evening out on the town, my husband and I were set on clinking glasses in downtown Dayton on...
I’ve been at this whole motherhood thing for a little over two years now, and I still find myself getting caught up in comparing myself to “that mom.”
You know the one. That mom with the picture-perfect Instagram posts...
Aviation has shaped the fabric of our lives enabling innovation and sparking the imagination. November is recognized by the Library of Congress as National Aviation History Month, "which is dedicated to exploring, recognizing and celebrating America’s great contributions and...
If you can't say anything nice... don't say anything at all.
This phrase is a one I heard growing up over and over again, and I think we all need to ponder this before we post on social media and...
To work or not to work?
That question has challenged moms for decades. Or, more specifically, to work outside the home or not. Because, let’s be real. Every mom works, whether she receives a paycheck or not. And you...
President’s Day typically isn’t a date any of us circle on the calendar and mark with excited celebration, honoring George Washington’s birthday. We make no frantic runs to the party store to buy favors. There usually isn’t broad discussion...
It's been almost 5 years since we began connecting moms in the Dayton area.
Dayton Moms Blog is now Dayton Mom Collective, the largest locally-run resource for parents in the Gem City!
Our goal has always been to foster community, to...
I am by no means "old". I am only 30! I am, however, old enough to that when I look back on some of the choices I made, I wish I could do them over. I wish I had...
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Summer Camps
Check out these amazing local offerings to keep your kiddos busy (and happy!) this summer.
