Nothing can prepare you for parenting.
Before I had kids, I was that annoying person who talked about having kids using a pros and cons list. Bless my heart, I didn't have much of a choice since I had...
As a mom in her 30s, I often find myself late catching onto the latest social media trends and apps.
Not to sound like a septuagenarian, but my world of sippy cups and playdates is far removed from anything resembling...
Our love-hate relationship began with Mother Nature.
A hurricane canceled our son's first birthday party. His 2nd birthday party was never planned due to frequent visits to the PICU over some lung issues. (No need to cancel that one!)
So when...
Her loud, clear voice cut through the din of children’s babble and parent conversation around us.
I stood near the edge of the large rectangular play area, my infant son in a carrier as my 2-year-old daughter played happily in...
I am the primary caretaker of two small children and have a part-time job. End of story.
Seriously, though, here's what happened. I woke up with a great idea for a blog post - I needed my computer!
But my three-year-old...
Being a mother is one of the best jobs I have ever been blessed with, but it is also the HARDEST job too.
I think the good reasons go without saying as we have these little people who we...
“Wow! You did such a great job on this party, well the place you paid to host it did I guess. It must have cost a fortune! I didn’t see Leah on the invitation list but that’s probably for...
Remember the ad campaign with the tagline, “I haven’t got time for the pain”? Never does that line ring truer than when you are caregiver for ill and utterly dependent children.
How can Mommy manage when one, two, or more...
As you know, the March for Our Lives happened this past weekend. Several of the writers for our community attended the march and shared that it was an incredibly moving and powerful experience. We have so much hope for...
Bullying is not always something that we are prepared for handling as parents. But, unfortunately, it is almost guaranteed that at some point in your child’s life that they will encounter some form of bullying behavior from somewhere.
Reality is, bullying...
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Being a Millennial Mom in 2019: What it’s Actually Like
“I wouldn’t want to raise a kid today.”
That’s what you’ll hear from most adults over the age of 50. As a 33-year-old “Millennial Mom”...
