Tag: Parenting
How to Mom Disabled: Lessons in Acceptance
I became disabled shortly after the birth of my second child in 2022. Learning how to mom disabled is an ongoing process.
Acute postpartum...
How Online School Improved My Tween’s Mental Health
My daughter started middle school in 2021, just after the global Covid-19 pandemic, as kids returned to full-time in-person schooling. She is smart, resilient,...
How to Be Prepared for Back to School Technology
As summer winds down and the routine of a new school year begins to shift into place, parents are busy purchasing books, supplies, lunch...
Teaching My Kids About Recycling
I recently realized that I didn’t know how to recycle. I mean, you know, I recycle. But when I started teaching my kids about...
I Need Some Space: Parenting as an Introvert
I wish that I knew that I was an introvert before I had children. Because parenting as an introvert is quickly teaching me that...
GoPro Parenting: My Personal Parenting Style
I’m a GoPro Parent, and I’m proud of it!
I’m sure you’ve heard of Helicopter Parents. You can spot them at the playground hovering over...
Table Manners: How We Raise Free-Range Kids
Growing up, my family's dining room table was a place for dad to store his work documents or a month’s worth of mail. I...
Teaching Our Children to Ride Bikes: A True Test of Patience
So here we go, another parenting milestone. Teaching our children to ride bikes.
I’m excited for there to be a four capacity bike rack...
I’m a Movie Geek Mom: We are Proud Television Owners
Before I had my son, as in, when he was kicking my bladder and making me rush to the bathroom every five seconds, I...
New Year Resolutions for Motherhood
Does anyone else ever create resolutions for the new year, only to not follow up on them? I always have the best intentions on...
Personal Goals Ten Years Later: How Being a Parent Changed Me
I just finished reading, “What Alice Forgot,” by Liane Moriarty, where the main character hits her head at the gym and wakes up to...
Playdates and Why I Am Terrible at Hosting Them
Parenting confession #456,789: I am really bad about setting up playdates at my house for my kids.
I’ve been bad about this for the last...
“Fun Mom”: For Some Moms, There’s A Lot Hiding Behind the...
The other week I read an incredible blog post from a parent who was outing herself as a “not fun mom.” It was honest,...
Truth Is, I’m Not A Fun Mom. And That’s Fine By...
I’m not a fun mom. There, I said it.
What is most funny about this statement is that my kids have only once said it...