You really level up as a parent when you hit the drop off playdate stage.
My kids are five and seven and we are just...
Honestly, I didn’t really think through the process of my teen son learning to drive and getting his license. Specifically, I completely ignored the...
It was a bad day....
It started waking up in my daughter's twin bed for the umpteenth time this week because she woke up multiple...
My daughter is the opposite of me.
I've often joked with my sister because her daughter is like me "everything in it's place" whereas my...
What should they know about me? This is the question I keep asking as I'm sitting here trying to write an introductory post about...
My son was born on September 11, 2003: the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, on the Pentagon, and...
Sadly, the carefree days of summer have come to a close and we are right back into the swing of school.
It seems to me...
In every stage of our lives, we are offered advice. As teenagers, we are encouraged to choose a particular college because it was so-and-so’s...
I was a young mom.
My first child was born a few days after my 22nd birthday. Four months after completing my time in the military and...
The Echo Chamber
I am exhausted. I am overwhelmed. And if I’m being truly honest, I am utterly disgusted, but maybe not for the reasons...
My daughter was crying one night. What was wrong? She was worried that she is fat.
I was shocked that a nine-year-old would worry about...
Parents are bombarded with books, classes, and unsolicited advice about everything related to kids. Topics often include, but aren’t limited to, prenatal health, car...
I recently read a viral article entitled “Self-Care is not Enough to Fix How Much Moms are Burnt Out” and I found myself close...
OK (huge scared sigh issued) here goes people...
10 horrible things I've done as a parent, judge away.
1. Watched as BOTH of my children have,...
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...
