Tag: life lessons
From Single Parent to Married Mom: How I Learned to Co-Parent
Co-parenting is not an easy task.
My daughter was already over a year and a half old when my husband and I were married. I...
That Kind of Mom {The “Learn Lessons the Hard Way” Kind...
My husband and I were on our first extended vacation in 6 years without our daughter when he decided he wanted to play a game...
Bad Mama Banana Bread
This isn't the kind of mom I want to be.
The realization hit me hard as I balanced uncomfortably on my hands and knees, scrubbing...
She Believed She Could, So She Did
I grew up with two sisters, no brothers, and tons of Barbies. My heroes were Jem and She-Ra. My mother and grandmothers are best described...
5 Ways Being A Theater Kid Prepared Me For Adulthood
It’s a Friday night, and many adolescents are heading to the movies, mall, or high school football game with friends. Theater kids, however, are preparing...
Coping With a Sick Parent While Raising Young Children
As a young parent, it's a weird thing to be coping with a sick parent. It's messy and private and it's an invisible pain, so no...
Today was a Difficult Day
Today was a difficult day; tomorrow will be better. My mom taught me this when I was a child.
When I was younger, I never...
Replacing Resolutions with Intentions
The word resolution means a firm decision to do or not do something, implying that one is actually doing something wrong. (i.e. Let's reflect...
How Virginia History Can Help You Build Empathy in Your Kids
If everyone had a strong sense of empathy—
If everyone had the ability to share and understand another’s feeling and experiences, the world would be...