Tag: real life
My Positive Experience with Being Induced :: A Birth Story
When I was 40 plus weeks pregnant with my first child and staring down the face of an imminent induction, I did what most...
The Case for (Relatively) Limitless Screen Time
I have a confession: in our house, we don’t really have limits on the amount of screen time allowed for our kids. They may watch...
The Guilt of Grieving the Life I Thought I Wanted
I met my husband in the middle of my junior year of college and completely blew off all of his attempts to hit on...
Three Things That Surprised Me About Having Small Children
The minute you get pregnant and announce it to the world, the advice and opinions start rolling in. People do not hesitate to tell...
The Great House Purge
It’s the annual “It's a New Year, For Pity's Sake Remove All Thy Excess Stuff” purge of the house. Every Christmas season, I look forward...
Six Apps to Help You Organize Your Life
I am the most disorganized person I know. Sure, my decorated planner and fantastic color coordination skills might suggest otherwise, but it’s all just...
Mommy Middle School — The Awkward Stage of Parenting
Middle School. Two innocent words that when put together bring up memories of awkwardness and adolescence that leave most adults cringing. After leaving middle school...
An Open Letter to My Grandmother — How Did You Do It?!
Hi, Mamaw! Wow, we sure do miss you!
You were the best grandmother a kid could want. Your home was always welcoming and a place...
Five Things I’m Teaching My Daughter Through Divorce
I know the rhetoric—stay together for the kids. No one wants their kids to be broken. I wrestled with this in my latest nights and...
When Motherhood is Too Much
Huddled in the corner of a stall in the women's room, trying to stifle my sobs until the two other women left the room....