Tag: parenting lessons
To My Kids: If You’re Happy And You Know It, Be...
I stand in the kitchen washing breakfast dishes, listening to the sounds of a household getting organized. My husband packs helmets and goggles into ski bags....
Why It’s Hard to Explain Parenting to Non-Parents
Lofty, existential questions run rampant through the cultural conversation about child bearing and rearing. Deep thoughts like when is it more responsible not to have kids? Or, how...
The Big 1-0: A Look Back at a Decade of Parenting
Every mom has a story to tell.
My story starts on a hot Monday in July, 2005. It was a work day, just like any other Monday. The manager...
Changing Perspective to Embrace “Shyness”
My first material lesson as a mom slapped me upside the head shortly after my home pregnancy test radiated positive and I called my...
Six Months into Mamahood: Lessons Learned
Before I was a mom I was a social worker focused on families and child safety. In my six years of undergraduate and graduate...