Are you kidding me? A hashtag? Have we resulted to using a hashtag to cover the array of sexual violence that has occurred for decades to our generation? Are we going to go with the likes of #ManCrushMonday and...
I love to watch your face light up at the things that bring you joy. The world is your playground, my sweet boy. Your lips begin to purse as your concentration grows. You can do anything you set your...
Ah, comparison. The thief of joy. The source of worry. A mom’s unwanted shadow. I wish I could stop cold turkey, but I can’t.
My friend’s 1-year-old eats raw red peppers as a snack, willingly. I have to beg, plead,...
"Mama… Mommy… Mom… MOM!!!!"
I hear my little man yell this from the other room just as I sat down to eat something for the first time today. It’s 2:30 p.m. at this point by the way. Of course, I...
I will never forget planning for my first baby girl's birthday party. I am very creative and waited for what seemed like forever for this moment. I created a Pinterest board full of amazing ideas. But the closer I...
As a working mom, I struggle with the balance of home and work life on a daily basis. Some days, I can’t wait to escape to the office and not hear, “Mom!!!” every two minutes. Most days, though, I’m...
When I think about where all I've been pumping, it reads quite a bit like a Dr. Seuss book.
I have pumped in my car.
I have pumped at a bar.
How about a mall?
Or bathroom stall?
Did I pump stuffed into a...
Second-Best Mommy. A title I wear proudly. I managed to earn this one warm, sunny afternoon in the Spring of 2019. I was having a conversation with my sweet 9-year-old when I jokingly said, "I'm the best Mommy ever,...
Dear Mama,
I know celebrating Valentine's Day is probably the last thing on your mind. I know that you're standing at the kitchen counter alone after the kids are asleep, folding Paw Patrol valentines for your son's class, or swinging...
Bedtime sucks. Seriously.
Our oldest is 9. We should totally have this down by now. But, somewhere along the line, I failed. I read all the books. Tried all the advice. Stuck to the routine. Rubbed their cute, wiggly little...
I was lost, but I didn’t notice. In the midst of becoming a wife, a full-time employee, a mom and so many other titles that were the basis of what was to be my “new” identity, I lost the...
Have you ever felt like it was too loud, and you were too uncomfortable and your clothes felt funny and you were hungry and thirsty all at the same time?
It is as if every sense in your body wants...
I've always been a classic extrovert. I thrive on being around others and staying busy. As a kid, young adult, and through my early adult-life (basically, the time before kids came into the picture) it was basically my life's...
Within an eight-week time span, we began packing, put our house on the market, found a house we liked, got under contract with one buyer, lost that buyer, bought our new house, found a new buyer and sold our...
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