I’m “just” a mom
I'm just a Mom who no longer knows what to tell her children when they ask why there is so much pain and hurt and "bad guys" in this world. I'm just a Mom…
18 Things You Need To Know About Your 18 Month Old
1. As much as they are on the go, they still want to be held. "Hold you, hold you, hold youuuu." Normally they want or need held as you are multi…
To the Single Parent
There are days, more often than not, that no coffee in the world can touch your exhaustion. And when you're ready to tag in your partner. Oh, wait. That's you.…
Yep, We Are THAT Family
You can see (or more likely hear) us coming from a mile away. One may think we're playing charades when my husband and I are making hand signals to each…
What Happened When My Daughter Stole From Target
My daughter stole from Target yesterday. She’s six-and-a-half. She’s young. She’s still extremely immature. But she absolutely knows what stealing is, and that it’s incredibly wrong. I didn’t realize she had put…
10 Things I Want My Oldest Child to Know
1. There has been many times I've been too hard on you. Yes, my heart aches at how often I've expected more from you than I should have. 2. You…
My Son Disrespected Me
My son disrespected me yesterday. I’m talking, his words were way out of line, my heart was hurt, I was extremely disappointed and let down; the southern Mama Bear in…
Pregnant Leading into Breastfeeding for Almost a Decade
An entire decade. After celebrating my fourth baby's 1st birthday, I have come to realize that by the time I am done breastfeeding her, I will have been pregnant and/or…
What my 8-year-old taught me about changing a diaper
Kennedy. Middle child. Baby number Three. She gets the least amount of attention in the house of seven. She always does what she’s told, typically before anyone has to even make a peep…
Alarming Choking Facts and How You Can Be Prepared
Did you know that brain damage from airway obstruction can occur within 4 minutes? Did you know after 10 minutes, the brain will shut down? Did you know more people…
Why Every Working Mother in America Is Done
Have you ever lain awake at night with tears streaming down your face, literally ill at the thought that you have to hand over your very newborn child within the next few…
6 Ways to Keep the Passion Alive After Kids
The butterflies in your stomach, the romance, the nights that never end (and not because of children)... when you're in love, the world begins and ends with the two of…
