With little ones around, plus a full time job, this momma really likes routines. Especially in the morning. Where everyone wakes up, dutifully gets dressed, eats organic goodness for breakfast, brushes teeth, combs hair, and washes face without incident, and...
Read MoreChildren should be seen and not heard
You know the expression: Children should be seen and not heard. It’s total bunk. Do not build your parenting around this concept! You will live to regret it. Your kid will draw horses on the wall behind her bed. Or...
Read MoreThe one thing your kid needs to foster his creativity
We gave the birthday boy four matchbox cars. He was thrilled and my kiddo was proud. I looked at the mom and said, “I’m betting he has 50 more of those at home.” Her reply: “And he loves them. I...
Read More7 signs your kid’s got major FOMO
This is a pretty typical conversation in my house. Like every day. Smaller child, watching me hand older child a second piece of toast: “More toast please!” Me: “After you finish your eggs.” Him, 20 seconds later: “Finished!” Me: “You...
Read MoreI’m sorry-not-sorry my kid is too busy for you
My boy is ALL BOY. He has no patience to sit and be still. He is into everything. So please do not judge my parenting style. What I need from you is grace.
Read MoreWhy can’t your kid write his own damn essays?
Let’s talk about teaching teens integrity. I was leafing through the glossy pages of my college’s alumni magazine when I stopped short. There was an article about a 20-something who made the Forbes’ Top 30 Under 30 List. Sounds pretty...
Read MoreWhy momma turns into the big bad, wicked witch of the west
“Look at my drawing of our family!” There was a PAUSE. Followed by my friend’s puzzled response: “Where’s the mommy?” “Oh,” her daughter replied, “She died.” #thanksDisney But don’t worry, Disney always offers up a female role model. She’s just...
Read MoreChick-fil-A, it’s time to start recycling
Chick-fil-A isn’t exactly progressive. Their cows probably think anti-gay is a charming relative: Wee luv Antee Gay! So I shouldn’t be surprised they’re anti-recycling, too. I just can’t bring myself to boycott them. Because, ladies, they do make a damn,...
Read MoreMomma, do you know who you are anymore?
When motherhood makes you feel like a train wreck, it is time to rediscover what makes YOU tick. What brings YOU joy.
Read MoreWhat to do when your kiddo fights the midday nap
I fondly remember the days when both boys napped midday – at the same time. The family that naps together, stays together. Those halcyon days of yore. They ended when my eldest learned to escape from his crib-cage. This post...
Read MoreThe secret to date night success
Some people claim that marriage sucks after kids. There might be some truth in that. Maybe just a little, teeny, tiny bit? Because: You haven’t talked to your partner in weeks. There are chores and work and baby stuff and...
Read More10 ways to use a fleece blanket
Look, I know you have, like, 50 baby blankets. Unless your great grandma hand-quilted them, you probably only need 7: one for baby to love on right now, three that baby has loved on (that are in the dirty laundry...
Read MoreThe 6 biggest myths about ADOPTION
What adoption myths do you hold? Here's the truth about opening your home and heart.
Read MoreThe 10 penis rules for boys
It’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....
Read MoreHow my kid almost crushed my marriage
Tips for how to connect with your spouse after baby arrives: see a marriage counselor, go on a date and have more sex. So your bundle of joy doesn't crush your love life.
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