Mary Beth McNulty
The Night I Taught My Daughter About Rape
Rape is in the news. It’s in your Facebook/Twitter feed. People are talking about rape. And last night, I had to teach my 9...
Legacy Making Parenting
When my older daughter turned 9 this year, halfway to legal adulthood, I started thinking about what it was I wanted to accomplish in...
Sleep and Lies
I’ll start with a confession: when my daughter was a baby, I faked it.
Every night, often multiple times, I faked it and my...
Multitasking My Life Away
A week or so ago, I found myself multitasking away...
Making a dish for a potluck, while helping my daughter happily put together a...
Easy & Fun Ways to Celebrate Women’s History Month
Did you notice that it was Women’s History Month?
Have you celebrated yet with your daughters and sons? No? Well delay no longer! I’m...
Values Lesson
"Mom, I have an engineering problem."
Nell yelled to me while I was cooking supper one night and it was a statement that warmed my...
Not Pictured
This was the picture I posted on Facebook a few weeks ago.
In it, you can see my kiddos playing in the sun of the...
Talking to Myself
The other morning, I woke up early. That really annoying early...
45 minutes before the alarm goes off. You’re really not ready to make a...
Conversational Brain Freeze
One day, while trying unsuccessfully to pee alone, my daughter, two at the time, asked me what a tampon was.
She was holding it...
5 Things I’m Not Feeling Guilty for This Holiday Season & One Thing I...
1. My kids are another year older, and I still don’t have a picture of them on Santa’s lap.
When the holiday cards and Facebook...
What You’ll Know
To be honest, you won’t know right away.
When you find your child lying on the ground beside her bike with no obvious injury, you...
Season of Surprises
My kids love surprises like a bear loves blueberries.
It doesn't really matter how big or small the surprise is, they'll sniff it out...