As a mom of three, our home has been down the chore path many times. It starts with frustration that I am always cleaning up after the kids with no help, so I develop this elaborate chore chart to...
I’m an introvert. No doubt about it.
Before kids, I was leery of meeting new people and striking up a conversation. I enjoyed social outings but not in large settings and that consisted of a small group of friends and...
Our daughter is four years old, and the “hard conversations” have begun. When streaming a kids' movie the other day, my daughter noticed the mom was pregnant. My daughter asked, “Mom, I know I came from your belly. How...
We crave it. We need it. We fantasize about it. It is the forbidden fruit of parenthood. Sleep. We all want it, but it seems as though it is just out of reach. If this sounds familiar and you...
When it was announced that Meghan Markle was pregnant with her first child, I panicked: I was also pregnant and my husband and I had quietly chosen a name fairly popular with the royals. If they took the name...
Being a mom of three and a mostly stay-at-home mom the past five years, I’ve learned firsthand that life with kids is consumed with chaos most days. Trying to care for them, take them to their activities, and entertain...
One year into the Covid-19 Pandemic and I find myself feeling all the feels about returning to “normal”. This post is not intended to express any political views, conspiracy theories or overall views on how individuals handled life in...
I had a ton of fears about becoming a new tired Dad. Anxieties over the unknown, countless nights I lay awake thinking about the impending sleepless nights years and what strain it might have on our marriage filled my...
It is a bittersweet journey down memory lane as I scroll through the pictures on my phone and see our sweet family pet.
You, our dear fur baby, were with me before I met my husband, before we had a...
We've all done it at one time or another, asked our child the standard "How was your day?" and found ourselves the recipients of the ubiquitous but empty "good". As parents, it's our job to draw our kids out,...