For years, my husband and I spent money like nobody's business. We swiped without considering consequences. Spent without calculating. Made choices and commitments without doing the math. When weekends rolled around, we treated ourselves and justified our actions with...
Alton Sterling has died. Alton Sterling was shot by a police man, while on the ground. Alton Sterling was Black.
I am a multiracial mom raising three kids just outside of Indianapolis. I easily pass for white, or at least...
I just turned 31. I was pregnant for my 30th, and really quite miserable, so I did nothing to celebrate the new decade of my life last year. My husband wanted to make up for it this year, so...
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I was pretty sure I was pregnant. I've always been safe and never had sex...
“Every woman who heals herself, helps heal all the women who came before her, and all those who come after her.”--Christiane Northrup
When I embarked on my journey to motherhood, I lived three hours away from my sister. As close...
This month of celebrating fathers is bittersweet for me. I am caught between celebrating my husband and missing my father terribly.
As the years pass, the pain and sadness of my father being gone eases a bit more. In recent...
My husband and I met in college and have been together for almost 12 years. We started dating in 2004 as irresponsible and immature college students, and in the last 12 years, we've somehow grown into two fully functioning...
I was listening to the Pregnancy Confidential podcast the other day, which you should check out if you are expecting. The talks cover a different topic each week that relate to the week of pregnancy you're in. Episode 16...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Originally, I was going to give a few "how to's" related to loving someone with mental illness, but today I realized that there is no certain path.
My husband has battled depression since he was...
When you talk to Amy Adams, you can’t help but smile. She has one of those contagiously energetic and upbeat personalities and I could sense her positive disposition immediately, even through the phone. You’d never guess upon talking to...
Mine
If you ask her who I am, she points to herself and states, “Mine.” Continuing on with her important business without so much as a glance to see who spoke. No hesitation, as if the answer is obvious and...
I talk to my mom on the phone nearly daily right now. Seeing as I’m in the thick of motherhood, staying home with my 4-year-old son and 3-month-old daughter, our conversations often turn to my venting about something mom-related....
When I was pregnant last year, I showed several early warning signs that I would be an unlucky mother with postpartum depression and anxiety: terrible rages I couldn’t calm down from, days of crying over every single thing that...
How did moms survive without the power of the Internet? Without the ability to peer into other moms' lives and feel just a little less terrible about themselves? With no simple ways to connect with other moms who will talk...
In + Around Indy
Making Friends in Indianapolis: A Guide to the Growing Friendship Scene
Making friends is hard, especially for us moms. Fortunately, the internet has come through to help us make new friends!
Many different groups designed to...
