Tag: motherhood
5 Reasons It’s OK for Motherhood To Totally Suck Sometimes
Tantrums are a thing. The phase will not pass quickly. Siblings bicker, pinch, tickle, kick, spit, fight, tease, taunt, and tattle. Incessant whining can...
Make Time For You
When was the last time you enjoyed a good book? Or did something you love just for fun?
If you’re at all like me, you...
When Lying Became Okay
I know, I know. Lying is NOT (typically) okay. Even white lies can hurt someone’s feelings, and I pride myself on being a very...
Please Stop Body-Shaming My Baby Girl
My baby girl is barely four months old, but she's already the size of a six month old.
She weighs about eighteen pounds.
At her last...
What Makes a Great Pediatrician?
Last week I took MJ into the pediatrician for his 3 year well visit. After telling our doctor that we were expecting again, he...
I Draw The Line: 5 Ways to Get More Balance in...
I Walk the Line
by Johnny Cash
“I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
...
A Simple Guide to Proper Parenting
As every parent has said at one point or another, there should be a handbook on how to properly raise children. And maybe a licensing exam. But...
Young Mom, I love you.
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...
A Letter to My Purple-Loving Boy
My Dear Little Boy,
As you go out into the world, I have one wish for you: I hope that you always love the color...
Moms Deserve To Shower (A Declaration)
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a mother to dissolve the demands of her family life...
By closing the bathroom...
I Am Jealous Of My Daughter’s Birthday
I am jealous of my daughter’s birthday
This week, my brilliant and sensitive miracle turns seven. I won’t ask where the time went, because I...
What My “Defining Experience” Didn’t Teach Me
I look back at myself, age 35, married and pregnant, with a mixture of humor, compassion, and unabridged mocking. I was so arrogant, and...
Don’t You Want Another One?
Don't you want another one?
Sometime around MJ's first birthday people starting asking us this. At that time we weren't ready, we'd had a rough...
Mommy Wars: My Full Disclosure
“Mommy Wars… what?”
That was my reaction a few months ago after a blog post (from scarymommy) that I read that had several negative comments attacking...