Tag: motherhood
Three Words Younger Moms Need to Hear from Older Moms
It was just a small moment in life. I was wrapping up the second trimester, there was the stress and busyness of the holidays,...
Mom-ing with a Past: Write Your Own Motherhood Story
A little over three years ago, I gave birth to my first son. Since then, I've learned a lot about motherhood, particularly what it...
Disney Movies: Mom Trigger Warning Needed
Confession: I’m a crier. Reading “On The Night You Were Born” to my kids. Cried. Watching a particularly well done Folders commercial. Cried. Listening...
Mothering Through Phases
In the early days of motherhood, advice and words of encouragement are easy to come by. There are two in particular that I tend...
A Love Letter to My Books
To my beloved books on my nightstand,
I have not forgotten you. I know it doesn't seem like it, what with the layer of dust...
What a Mom Needs at the End of the Day
As a mom of two small children, when I say I need a break it doesn’t mean I need a five-night stay at the...
The World We Live in Now: Hope in a Time of...
“Can you imagine thinking we only have 15 minutes to live? I wouldn’t do anything but hold our child,” I said to my husband...
Did I Love You Enough Today?
There’s no worse feeling than the feeling that you’re not good enough. As your mom, I feel that way sometimes …
In my career.
As...
Reinventing Our Ambitions Once Becoming a Mom
Working versus staying at home. Part time versus full time. Lean in or lean out. It is the age-old debate that never seems to...
Why We Cry At Firsts
I live in front of an elementary school. The quiet of summer has passed and families are lining our streets to drop off and...
Sometimes I Wonder
It was one of those brilliantly sunny evenings when we were all outside, the kids were playing together and my husband and I were...
What a Baby Squirrel Taught Me About Motherhood
My not-so-little five and a half year old boy has snuck into our bed. He curls up on my left side. He snuggles in,...
The First Five Lessons: Misconceptions of Motherhood
There are benefits to having kids later in life — more stability financially, more experience living and knowing what you believe in and hopefully...
How Can You Bring a Child Into This World?
We live in a very scary world.
Terrorism. Poisoned water. Mass shootings. Hate crimes. Infectious disease outbreaks.
Every time we turn on the television or click...
A Trip to Family Court: No, No…Not What You Think
We have made two trips to family court in the last four years, and not for what most people would assume. We weren’t getting...
