Hayley Contois
Sometimes I ask myself, “Why do we cosleep?!”
Today is one of those days. I was woken up many times by a body the size of a 4 or 5 year old that’s actually not even 3, squished up so tight against...
What if my daughter can’t play team sports?
A while back I told you about my daughter who has been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. I talked about how this doesn’t define her. It does, however, impact things she can and wants to do.
When...
Mom Guilt: The Struggle Is Real
I always heard my mom talking about mom guilt when I was growing up. I never understood what she meant. She’d try to explain, but what it came down to was that I wasn’t...
Mornings are the bane of my existence
My whole life, my mom always worked.
It wasn’t until I was a little bit older that I started to realize some moms didn’t. That was foreign to me. I always knew I would work...
Our Multi-Generational Household
It took me a long time to be able to find a way to convey the bright side of living in a multi-generational household.
It felt shame worthy. Why are my husband and I, who...
Our daughter has ADD, but we’re all okay
Being a parent of a child with ADD/ADHD can feel isolating.
As with any perceived difference, however slight, you feel like the only parent that’s ever faced such difficulty. My daughter is 6 and is...