Motherhood + Parenting

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall.  If you had to pick one, which season is your favorite?  Mine is definitely fall.   Yours?  Oh, come on.  I feel like I can't be alone in the Fall Fan Club.  Whether you chose Fall as your favorite season...

I have this friend. When I met her at my daughter's dance class last year, I immediately classified her as "The One Who Has It All Together." As if her trendy haircut, perfectly procured outfits, and sleek black sedan weren't...

I don’t consider myself to be a selfish person. When I was a single 25-year-old? Sure. Now? Not so much. I wasn’t prepared for a lot of the changes in my life that would result from becoming a mom....

As women, we just want to beautiful.  We all define that in different terms - we want to have big hearts and care for others; we want to be attractive to gain the love of our significant other or we want...

Here we are with another school year underway. My son loves to walk to school every morning, while I keep hoping that the weather gets cooler. As much as I love walking to school looking like a mess, I...

  I pulled into the parking lot, parked, and lugged out my camping chair.  I was flying solo at one of my children's sporting events, my husband was busy that evening.  As soon as we parked my 3 kids went...

My baby is only 5 months old and I already have momnesia. No, I'm not talking about what pregnancy brain turns into after the baby is born (mom brain); I'm talking about where the less than pleasant memories about pregnancy,...

Dear Miss Lauren, You have helped my son in tremendous ways and I can never thank you enough for the confidence you helped give him. You helped give me confidence too. My son first came to you with some sensory issues....

There's a new syndrome that's sweeping the nation. Turn on the TV and you'll see the inflicted plastered across the screen on shows like Good Morning America.  (Affluenza anyone?) Peek into any classroom and you'll witness first hand many little...

I work as the Director of a daycare and absolutely love my job.  Truly.  I started thinking of so many fun elements incorporated into a child's day and that lead to the thought:  What if our corporate world was a little more...

Know what I love?  I love how different everyone is.  I have these mom friends who are totally and completely different than me.  I look at them in awe and wonder how they tick.  I want to be like...

Hey Mama, It is late - LATE - and here you are, awake.  These wee hours are the lonely ones of motherhood.  It feels like no one notices.  It feels like you're alone.  The loneliness, the quiet, you can feel it....