I’m Grateful For My Everyday Mama Problems.
Gosh, the other day was a real test of my mama strength. You know those days when you feel bad complaining, but there is a...
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Gosh, the other day was a real test of my mama strength. You know those days when you feel bad complaining, but there is a...
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Read moreEmotions are an essential part of the human experience. The levels of those emotions wax and wane like waves in the ocean. Sometimes those waves...
Read moreEvery single mother on the planet has felt overwhelmed at one point or another. And only other moms can understand the struggles that come with...
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Read moreI was the Cat in the Hat yesterday. I read stories to preschoolers, giggled at Dr. Seuss rhymes, and delighted in little kid smiles. I...
Read moreWhen a child is able to compromise your ability to understand the basic facts of your own reality, they are very likely smarter than you....
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Read more“You don’t want to throw your career away!” Excuse me? My blood started to boil as I sat across from a woman I didn’t know...
Read moreTonight, I helped my soon-to-be-7-year-old son write a letter to the tooth fairy after losing a tooth somewhere. You’re getting so big. After the tenth how-do-you-spell-this, he...
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Read moreFor six days, I watched the sun rise and set in a peaceful bliss, surrounded by the smell of the ocean, the site of beautiful...
Read moreThis picture. There is something about this picture of my daughters at the beach that tugs at my heart. It could be how small they seem...
Read moreLast night I laid you down, a sleepy dreaming toddler and today you awoke somehow bigger. As I picked you up out of bed your...
Read moreDear young mama, I know this is scary. I know this isn’t where you thought you’d be — holding two heartbeats so young. Struggling to see...
Read moreYou can be both. A hot mess disaster and a hostess with the mostest. Professional and ridiculous. Chill and motivated. A sugar fiend and health-conscious. A mom and...
Read moreTonight, my 3-year-old daughter wore her Elsa AND Anna dresses with her way-too-big, dress-up pink high heels on the wrong feet, three beaded necklaces, seven...
Read moreAll I could do was stare as the 23rd parent-teacher-organization-related email of the day appeared in my inbox. I had become so bitter that I...
Read moreDear Mama in the NICU, I pray for you. I don’t know you, but I was in your place once before, even if it was for...
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