Congratulations! You’re engaged. You’re sporting a shiny new ring and texting your friends and family like crazy with your news. You quickly post to...
This week , April 22 - 28, 2018 is National Infertility Awareness Week. This year NIAW is attempting to #FliptheScript, educating and bringing awareness...
If you are anything like me, you read lots of parenting advice—anywhere you can get it—blogs, articles, books. That could be why you find...
I am overly overwhelmed with life right now. I feel like I’m in the middle of the most crowded pool you could imagine, struggling...
I am going to warn you now that this is not a “feel-good”, happy Mom post. This is about a very difficult side of...
Confidence and self-esteem and a little vanity are traits admired in men. Not often will you hear, "WOW. He's really stuck on himself!" when...
When our son was six months old, I agreed with my husband that we would not have more children. We had one wild, strong-willed...
At the end of April, my divorce was finalized. It was almost one year in the making, from the day of our split.
We just...
Some topics elicit strong reactions from people. I have found that among women, one of these topics is what you do with your last...
To this day, I remember every detail of that phone call. It was just a few weeks after Christmas. Amidst the post-holiday haze, I...
A couple year's ago, I made a New Year's resolution to be more reliable. I had been finding myself in the awkward position of having...
Sometimes they say our parents mess us up in life, but I am pretty sure I messed mine up. Not messed up to the...
To my wonderful husband,
You're lying in bed asleep and I can't stop crying. You are in the military and have been called to action...
Finishing a conversation with your friends when kids are around is –
Hard. It’s hard. I know it’s hard. There’s the toddler across the room that is suddenly...























