Tag: parenting
Could All the White Moms Please Stand Up?
First, let me begin by saying I know that this moment in our lives is one of the scariest, most chaotic, and anxiety-ridden times...
How to Reduce the Covid-19 Stress
This is my advice for this strange time we're living in and how to remain calm. Yes, Covid-19 is real and yes, it's dangerous....
Back to School: COVID Edition
Typically when you see a back to school post, you're expecting to see the best deals on crayons, printable lunchbox notes with funny jokes...
Time to Say Goodbye {An Adoption Story}
When we got the phone call we had been matched for adoption for a little boy who would be born in about 3 weeks,...
What my Mother-In-Law Taught Me About Being a Great Mother (In-law)
Mothers-in-law get a seriously bad rap. And usually, it's well-deserved.
It's much more common to have a weird or completely broken relationship with your MIL...
No, He Doesn’t Have a “Girlfriend”
I was recently in a conversation with a good friend of mine and the conversation turned to dating. When we were allowed to date,...
Finding a Summer Job for Your Teen
School's out for the summer! Is it time for your teen to get a summer job or does your teen want to...
Peter Piper Picked a Picky Eater
“I just don’t think he’s ever going to eat.”
We’ve all experienced the frustration of our children refusing food at one time or another—and if...
8 Ways to Party Like It’s Your Socially Distanced Birthday
Kid birthday parties have always been my jam. I love attending the birthday parties of my friends' kids and nieces and nephews. I love...
I Don’t Want to Homeschool Either- Confessions from a Teacher
Under any other circumstances, teachers look forward to Spring Break just as much as their students. This time felt different. I knew there was...
An open letter to the other woman
To the other woman,
When I first saw your name pop up on my then-husbands phone, I didn't think anything about it. We were in,...
How I {FINALLY} Got My Kids to Eat Vegetables
When my kids were babies, they ate all organic, {mostly} homemade baby food. Not only did they eat it, they ate ALL of it....