“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” to two preschoolers, I can’t say I totally blame them for thinking that. Parents these...
As a parent, our role is to take care of our kiddos until the day when they can step out on their own. Sometimes it doesn't even stop then. Now it’s great that when they graduate from high school...
As a physics teacher, people make the assumption that I have all the latest tech devices. I don't. I held out on getting a smartphone until 2013 and still only have a plan with 2G of data.
I'm not anti-technology....
When my daughter was born I had no idea the pressure I would feel to breastfeed her and the intense guilt and shame that would come when it didn't work out.
To be honest I had always felt a little...
Let me just start off by saying I love my kids.
Wholeheartedly. Unconditionally. Would do anything and everything for them kind of love.
That being said, sometimes I question whether I was meant to be a mom.
I’ll put the disclaimer out...
I’ve relocated 7 times in the last 10 years.
I can pack and unpack an entire house in 48 hours flat. There are many things we’ve enjoyed about moving so often including new restaurants to explore, different regional attractions, etc....
When the question of moving to Richmond came about first in 2009, we were skeptical. Now, though there is no where else I would rather live! After having moved around most of my life, this is the longest I...
Every single year, we go through a Godforsaken time change. Supposedly this is supposed to help the farmers, but I’m convinced this is to torture parents. I dutifully make note on my calendar that the time is set to...
Do you listen to podcasts? When I polled my mom friends, we were all over the map - some like myself, listen daily, while others have rarely or never listened.
If you are in the latter camp, podcasts are...
“We want to be paid like anyone else doing the same job. We are more alike than different. We want to get married and be seen as equals. We have a voice and now we are using it.”
- Kayla...
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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”...
