The Kidlet, age six, was showing off her subtraction skills to a crowd of admiring family and friends.
“Wow, you know your stuff! Soon...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of...
I’m done having children. Our family is complete, and it is time for my husband and me to accept that we are done with...
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,...
I'm in the middle of birthday party madness. Going to parties. Having parties. Oh my word, it doesn't stop. When it's winter in Vermont,...
I often look back at my pretend mom ideas from before I had kids, and laugh. I used to think that it would be...
If you’ve ever seen a Hasidic Jewish person on TV shows, movies, or in popular documentaries, then take that portrayal and throw it away.
I’m...
There are so many appliances in my house. Some are ones I use every day, like the typical: refrigerator, stove, and washing machine (yes...
"Mama, why is my drawing in the garbage?" Violet pouted from behind hurt eyes, her little toddler hand clutched around a scribbled-on piece of ripped-out notebook paper.
"Oh,...
You don't have to be a mother to know what "Mom Voice" means. Chances are high that you've heard this vocal powerhouse come out...
Mother’s Day is the saddest day of the year for me.
I am a motherless mother and, for me, Mother’s Day is just a reminder...
I'm standing at the open car door next to my 3 year old waiting for him to buckle his car seat, the day's sunlight...
Toddler friendly TV shows have really been very helpful to my morning-routine success and end-of-the-day need to cuddle, and they are way more than...
The mother that I am…
Today, I would like to take a little time to honor one of the women who made me the...
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...
