Sarah Hyatt
Why I Don’t Care About My Kids’ Report Cards
I had one goal during my later years of college: to earn a coveted 4.0 mug, a status symbol in my mind. Every term,...
Why I’m Not Concerned About My Kids
Before I became a parent, I was warned about many of the aggravations of parenthood. I knew I would be tired. I knew I...
My Children Don’t “Just” Play — They’re Learning Too!
A few years ago, I was searching for childcare for my children. I wanted to find a place where they would be loved, safe,...
To The Big Kids At The Playground
When my children were toddlers, I can remember cringing when we arrived at the playground to find it teeming with “big kids” -- usually...
How To Care For Your Single Mom Friends
For years before I met my children, I knew I would be a single mom. I planned to be a single mom. It was...
Talking About Death With Young Children
The first time grief catches me off guard, I am reading an article about swallowing incorrectly. My daughter’s speech was slow to develop and...
Why I Talk About Race With My White Children
I never expected to be raising white children.
I pictured countless other cultural and racial backgrounds. I’d always planned on adoption, and expected to...
The “Firsts” of Adoption
When I met my children, they were 15 months old. I wasn't there the first time my daughter crawled or the first time my...
One Mom’s Junk Is A Kid’s Treasure
I’m sitting on my patio trying to reclaim one of probably hundreds of trains of thoughts, a train of thought that, like most, left...