“It takes a village to raise a child.” While the origin of this proverb is up for discussion, the concept itself is a familiar one...
My relationship with my mother is complicated, to say the least. You see, she is a drug addict and has been in a toxic...
My family is on the precipice of another major life change: I’m finally making the leap to establish my own business while my husband...
Dedicated to My Amazing Mother in Law. I love my mother-in-law and she loves me. (My husband jokes that she loves me more than him...
Reserve your master bedroom for you and your significant other. All too often, other uses enter your bedroom (office space, electronics, kids’ toys, etc.) and add clutter...
In the last few years I've stopped making a New Year's resolution. I make enough resolutions throughout the year, that by the time New Years...

Married and Dating

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"The BVTMB is getting real this week about a sometimes taboo, but important topic...S-E-X!  Our team is sharing the good, the bad, and the...
Or, why vacation, and escaping reality and your kids, is vital to your marriage and your sanity. My husband and I recently went on a...
When I became a stepmother, I had been warned that parenting was the hardest job I would ever have, but also the most rewarding....
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of...

The Proposal

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Hello, lovely parents of the Internet! I am Gretchin, mom of a wild two-year-old, Ellie, and new contributor to BVT Moms Blog. I’m so...
If you Google the phrase, “Sex after kids,” a quick scroll down the page reveals a list of articles and blog posts entitled, “Is...
  "The BVTMB is getting real this week about a sometimes taboo, but important topic...S-E-X!  Our team is sharing the good, the bad, and the...
When I got divorced, learning how to talk about it with my son did not come easily.  When I first told my 10-year-old son about...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...