Around 115 kids are abducted by strangers in our country every year. Lightning strikes approximately 300 people in the same time period. My point? Your child has a greater chance of being struck by lightning . . . twice . . . than he or she does of being kidnapped by a stranger. More good […]
I certainly don’t claim to be an expert on parenting. But this I do know for certain: moms and dads are vastly different. Naturally, there are some inconsequential parenting differences. Mom puts the dishes in the sink (rinsed!) and folds the clothes before she puts them in the drawer (folded just so, of course). Dad, meanwhile, […]
I try to stay on top of things like birthdays and important celebrations. I order gifts early — so they will arrive to their intended recipient before the special date. For Mother’s Day this year, I made sure to order my mom, stepmom, and mother-in-law sweet photo collages of our baby girl. I bought nice cards […]
It’s hard to believe summer break is right around the corner — but it is. The final bell rings, and the much anticipated stretch of vacation begins. As a stay-at-home mom of school age children, this break is something I look forward to. It’s a time when we sleep in (for those of you with […]
Let’s face it. Being a first time mom is never easy. Sure, there is excitement about welcoming a new human being that you have created into the world. But there is so much to think about. What should you buy/register for? What do you really need? How am I going to keep this tiny human […]
Mother’s Day is the most important and meaningful day on my calendar. It’s the one day that the world takes a pause to validate and celebrate women for their child rearing efforts. But have you ever felt like Mother’s Day is like winning a gold medal that you will never actually receive? I’m not going […]
Every single mom story is unique. I became a single parent through divorce. My daughter was three years old, and I was pregnant with my son. They are now twelve and nearly nine. While at first my ex-husband had some visitation, I have had sole custody — 24/7/365, for several years. Some of my divorced […]
My kids’ father . . . my ex-husband . . . is an alcoholic. I suppose I knew this even when were dating. We would go out after work and drink. And he drank a lot. But we were in our twenties and hanging out with friends. I thought surely he would settle down after […]
It started out innocently enough. A few times a week, I popped in a T29 workout video. My infant son slept sweetly in his bouncy chair just a few feet from me, his sweaty mama with the burning thighs and (aspiring) buns of steel. Next, I decided MyFitnessPal would be a helpful addition to my […]
My son started saying, “There you go,” when he was around eleven months old. He wasn’t officially talking, per se; he was repeating sounds. (Or so the experts on the internet said). I never really noticed how many times a day I say “there you go” until he began repeating it back to me. I say […]
