I GOT THE J&J VACCINE!! Which means I can crawl out of the hermit hole I’ve been hiding in for the past 12 months. It’s not really that easy. Getting the vaccine doesn’t suddenly make the virus disappear. It doesn’t...
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A love letter to moms, journeying from sleep deprived to joy-arrived.
I GOT THE J&J VACCINE!! Which means I can crawl out of the hermit hole I’ve been hiding in for the past 12 months. It’s not really that easy. Getting the vaccine doesn’t suddenly make the virus disappear. It doesn’t...
Read MoreThat day in 8th grade is forever etched in my memory. Here are 5 lessons from dealing with mean girls. I'm stronger than I look. You are, too.
Read MoreI remember the day distinctly. I was 12. It was Thanksgiving. My cousin was in town. I told no one. Fast forward 3 months later when it happened to my cousin. She got a dozen roses and dinner out on...
Read MoreBe brave, y’all, because the world is a little off-kilter right now. Cherish the mundane moments with your children when life feels chaotic. The kids cannot begin to understand the turmoil and pain gripping our hearts these days.
Read MoreWe can all use a little something to celebrate these days, amiright? How ’bout BIDEN HARRIS DAY?! The boys made me mark the occasion, otherwise known as Inauguration Day, on our new 2021 calendar. And they have been counting down...
Read MoreTell me you’ve been there, too. When it’s 10am and it’s snack time. And everyone seems totally fine, totally into Barbies or science or whatever. So snack time comes and snack time goes. Sans snack. All is calm. Until it...
Read MoreWe were at a birthday party. Full of little kids. Both boys and girls. And there was a candy necklace contest. Where each kid got a string and a HUGE pile of miniature candy donuts to decorate it with. The...
Read MoreSociety tells kids it's cool to be cruel. Are you OK with this? If not, here are 5 tips to help you model kindness and teach your children that words matter.
Read MoreThis is what I hear at the crack of dawn this morning: MOMMY, WHEN IS MY DATE WITH ZACK?! Tomorrow, dude, it’s tomorrow. In the meantime, please go back to sleep. But he’s too excited for that. Because tomorrow, he’ll...
Read MoreIt’s a bit unnerving to arrive at daycare to pick up your children just as one of them emerges from the bathroom sans pants and undies, completely delighted, pointing and announcing, “I showed her my penis. And her my penis....
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