“Mommy, do you want to be skinny?”
"Mommy, do you want to be skinny?" My 8-year-old daughter asked me this, and it brought me to a complete halt. It caught me off guard as I have never…
Moms, you’re already doing the hard stuff
You know that part of labor where you think and actually say aloud, you’re done and can’t do this anymore? I remember announcing to my midwife with my first son that,…
Dear Mr. President, Put Our Children Back in School. Now.
Dear Mr. President, Please reopen the schools. All of them. Five days a week. On behalf of millions of other parents, I’m begging you. For any parent or family who isn’t comfortable…
Sometimes moms just need to run on autopilot
I’m tired. Like really, really tired. I don’t wear make-up often. Some days there’s not enough concealer in the world that could hide the bags beneath my eyes, and I…
When your “just” is more than enough
I feel like I'm overdue to give you all a super inspirational post. You know, a really "feel good" piece of writing that leaves you feeling happy and warm inside. …
The Day My Son Met Me
My son is 8 weeks old, and yet today ... we just met for the first time. Yes, after 2 months of being with him day and night, this afternoon…
A Working Mother’s Plea to the President
Dear Mr. President, Tomorrow, I will do the unthinkable. Once again, I will pass over a newborn. My heart will break, despite praying that I would not have to experience…
Drop the ‘mom guilt’ for good
“It’s called mom guilt...Now you get your you-know-what back on that couch or in bed right now before you make me come over there! I had a similar conversation with…
12 Aspirations for Motherhood into 2021
As we embrace a new year and a new season, what is one of the first things we do? We think of all the things we want to change or…
Some days, this is what motherhood looks like
Some days this is what motherhood looks like. It’s simply letting them cry as every other option didn’t work to console them. Did they nap too long? Are they still…
Instead, I held you
Today my patience has run thin and all I could think about was having a few minutes to myself, but as you fell fast asleep on my chest, it was…
You’re my child forever, but only my baby for a year…
As I peeked over the bed to check to see if you were still sleeping, I realized I could go get the dishwasher unloaded if I hurried. I could probably switch the wash…
