When my first child was an infant, she was not what one would call a "good sleeper."
My husband and I had to walk her up and down the hallway for hours until she fell asleep. We tried everything we...
We all want balance...
Is balance in motherhood a unicorn? We're all trying to find and create balance to deal with our crazy demanding lives, and it seems like we're trying to find a unicorn. Are we searching for an...
It wasn’t so hard in college to make real friends, right? My prerequisites for making friends didn't go far beyond liking Beastie Boys, Friends, and Saturday nights at the local dump of a frat house. Amazingly, I was able...
I’m not a psychologist (although I am certified to teach psychology), but I love to study human nature. Eleven years spent teaching teenagers and talking with their parents will give you a great chance to do that. One of...
Parenthood comes with big emotions.
Wait, did you think I was going to talk about my kids’ emotions? Nope. My kids have plenty of big emotions. But they're young and experiencing things for the first time, so that’s to...
Hi my name is Christina and I am a recovered anorexic perfectionist. Oh, and I’m a mom.
I am one of those women who always assumed I would have children but as my career blossomed and the social life of...
Hurricane Harvey: How Can We Help?
One week ago today, we shared in a moment of majesty and wonder as the nation stared at the sky for 2 minutes and 48 seconds to witness the first total solar eclipse in...
Bad days-we all have them. Days where all you want to do is curl up into a little ball and be by yourself. Mom calling? Best friend texting? A colleague has some advice and your neighbor is offering coffee?...
It’s FALL! It is finally cooler, and the days are becoming shorter. If you are anything at all like me, you are already burned out about the school year - the parent-teacher conferences, the homework, and the best and...
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...
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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”...
