What is the Ennui-mom life? At first, motherhood is an endlessly fascinating state of being. There are those first few years of discoveries: first smiles, first laughs, first solid food, first steps–your children bring a rainbow of novelty to your life as you hold their chubby hands and experience the newness of the world with …
Show of hands: who thinks the process of choosing a preschool for your child is ridiculously stressful? The pressure to provide the best education for your kids seems like it’s starting earlier and earlier. Parents are challenged to pick the preschool that will guarantee their kids lifelong academic and professional success: a tall order if …
Would You Send Your Kids to a Play Focused Preschool? Read More »
October 15th International Day of Remembrance We knew that our girls were very sick from 20 weeks gestation. They were diagnosed with Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome. The doctors thought they would both die. Miraculously, I carried them for 10 more weeks when they were born. Kathryn was very, very ill from the damage caused …
A couple of weeks ago I was at Target with my six-month- old baby and my Starbucks, obviously, and my little girl started crying. Now she wasn’t screaming bloody murder or anything, but she was definitely catching some looks from other shoppers. However, I had a list that I needed to cross off so I continued. …
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month Today is mental health awareness day, and we thought it was important to highlight suicide in teenagers. As a parent, this is something I fear greatly. I worry that my child will be depressed and I’ll miss the signs, or that they’ll get to the point they feel so hopeless they …
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Club or Home Gym? Some people love going to the gym. I’m not one of them. It’s not the exercise that bothers me; it’s the actual facility. While others see treadmills, elliptical machines and free weights, all I notice is sweat, germs and stress. Rather than join a place overflowing with bodily fluids and a …
Outdoor Adventures You Can Do with Your Kids This Fall Do you stress out over planning activities for your kids? Between copious parenting blogs, oversharing on social media and the (usually) judgmental comments found on every online article, it’s easy to feel like your best isn’t good enough. One source makes you think you spend …
It’s that time of the year again. Drive any highway and you will see minivans and family SUV’s loaded up with XL twin sheets, mini refrigerators, and free-flowing maternal angst. Yes, it’s time for college freshmen to head to school. I’ve done that trip three times, our nest getting a little emptier and a little …
Dorm Room or Empty Nest? Oh the Places You’ll Go! Read More »
