Dear Daughter, Hi! As I write this, I can hear you singing “Baby Shark” quietly to yourself in bed, trying to fight sleep. You’re so funny these days. You make me laugh every single day, and I love nothing more than watching you grow and learn. I also worry about you all the time. Like …
The hashtag heard ’round the world: a letter to my daughter one year after #MeToo Read More »
Today is a bittersweet day for me. I’m packing up my house. Some tears escaped as I sorted through the cupboard with the birthday candles and cupcake holders – all of the sprinkles and various cookie cutouts. The assorted collection you accumulate through 10 years of memories that we’ve built in this house. Birthday parties, …
Sports Mom: Parenting Lessons I Learned I’m the mom of three grown boys. I was unprepared for the active, boisterous life of boys. The running, wrestling, the laughter, tears and relentless teasing until the youngest “cried uncle” all were like a tornado under one roof. But as I stand in the stillness of this home …
Follow Rachel Demas and Lisa Nolan on their Holiday Tour featuring FANTASTIC mom bloggers, authors, and publishers! PLUS they will be hosting Twitter parties including “SAH Mom for the Holidays,” “Mid-Life Mom for the Holidays,” “Special Needs Mom for the Holidays,” and “WAH Mom for the Holidays.” Follow them on Facebook: What Is a Mother to Do. …
Co-Sleeping It’s funny that of all things to really get people fired up about, co-sleeping is one of them. I mean, who CARES if I sleep with my kid or you sleep with yours? [bctt tweet=”Why do people get so fired up about #cosleeping? via @theaprilnoelle” username=”losethecape”] My son was the first to get booted. …
As I scroll through Instagram or Facebook, so often I read comments from loving moms stating, “I wish I could freeze time,” or “Can he just stay this little forever?” Yes, those baby snuggles and the intoxicating newborn smell can cast a spell on almost any woman with ovaries. But as a mom of three growing kids, …
Disclaimer: I am not a “mommy war” supporter. I believe we all try to do the best we can, and have our own special ways of parenting and nurturing our kids. Find what works for you and your family and embrace it. Word. — So, I’m probably going to incite a “mommy war” with …
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4 Ways My Relationship With My Mom Changed Once I Became A Mom Growing up, my mom wanted to give my brother and I the world. For the most part, I would say she was quite successful. I never wanted for anything. She let me see my first PG-13 movie in Theaters when I was …
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Today we welcome Samina Farooq who is writing about those first 100 days of motherhood. Not only is there excellent advice here, but this piece is also written with a lot of love. When you first become a mother, it’s so many emotions bubbling inside your body and soul that it gets difficult to hold …
As National Puppy Day approaches (March 23 in case you’re heartless), it’s important for the sanity of parents everywhere to remember and distinguish the difference between owning a pet and birthing a child. Yes, I was once a childless pet-owner, too; so I understand the frustration of occasionally getting up in the middle of the …
