When my husband went back to work after the birth of our second child, I began to wonder whose idea this whole ‘second child...
I have been a writer for the BurlingtonVT Moms Blog team for nearly two years. Through participating in blog events, I’ve come to know a...
I’m writing this on November 6, 2024. Like many queer Americans, I’m terrified, sad, depressed, and full of rage. I’m channeling some of those...
Since my daughter (E) turned 4, she has been begging us to get a pet, her very first!
We live in an apartment, so our...
Did you guys hear the story about how Facebook had an outage in LA last week? Well it goes something like this. The site...
For months now, I have been carrying around a huge secret, a guilty pleasure that has been weighing on my soul, causing me to...
You used to call me on my cell phone, late night when I had no kids... Sorry Drake for the really bad adaptation...
Several nights ago my husband and I were putting the kids to bed. All of a sudden Lil Sis said, "I want my Baby...
You don’t have to be friends with your kids’ friends’ parents. There, I said it. It’s okay not to be friends. It doesn’t make...
This past week I suffered a miscarriage. I was technically 13 weeks pregnant but the baby did not make it past 6 weeks. My...
Are you sick of "Deck The Halls"? Can't stand "The Twelve Days of Christmas" one day longer? Well, here are some holiday carols just...
From where I sit
I see piles
of folded laundry
waiting to be put away.
Mail on the counter.
Library books
(some overdue)
towering on the table near the door.
Shoes...
So. Many....
I try to be as open as possible with my daughters about both the physical and emotional symptoms of menstruation.
Growing up, I knew nothing...
Hey new mom, go ahead and make your excuses. Welcome to this crazy, chaotic, beautiful club. Whether your baby or babies are healthy, recovering,...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
