Parenting

Who else out there remembers watching TV with their parents? I sure do. There was "Remington Steele," "Hart to Hart" and the bizarre yet enchanting "Beauty and the Beast" (starring a pre-"Terminator" Linda Hamilton) with my mom; "Magnum P.I.," "MacGyver"...

Can you ever truly be prepared for motherhood? There are no instructions, no guide books and no courses to enroll in to equip us with the skills required to be a mom. Furthermore, there is no job description or...

“Enjoy it because it will all go by so quickly.” We have all heard this nugget of advice in regards to raising our children. Is it true? I believe so. Is it helpful? For me, it depends on what stage...

A friend once told me, “If you feel that your family isn’t complete, that feeling won’t really ever go away.” This friend has four children, and as she put it, she had to “beg, borrow, and steal” to get...

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 son walked. I don't know if they sucked their thumbs, when they first sat up,...

Mom, I hate your disgusting dinners. This is what I hear from my five-year-old daughter EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.    Whether I’m making frozen chicken nuggets and canned green beans or an all organic, gluten-free, plant-based meal (I do both and everything in between),...

The New Normal – Life After Newborn My first few months of motherhood were the longest days and fastest weeks of my life. I felt like I had everything under control at the time, and now looking back it just...

Preparing To Be Parents When we were preparing to become parents, I remember lying in bed each night, being completely consumed by all the things we needed to start thinking about. Should we set up the nursery right away? What...

I've been thinking about how to write this article for a while now.  I wasn't sure how to start or exactly what to say - this can be a touchy subject sometimes.  I wanted this to be helpful and...

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...