I was a teacher for ten years, so when I decided to leave the classroom and stay home with my daughter, everyone assured me...
When I was pregnant, my husband and I initially kept all the baby gifts we received and all the baby items we bought, in...
I am packing my 9 year old’s suitcase for his 1st ever sleep away camp. I’m super excited for him to leap into this...
“Excuse me,” an older gentleman said to my husband as we exited a restaurant. “You really have great daughters there. I was watching you...
I recently read an article about a couple’s incredibly beautiful date night. They got a babysitter, went out to a bouge restaurant for drinks...
I’m not going to lie, l spent years unfairly judging mothers who filled their grocery carts with store-made cupcakes and cookies. What slackers! After...
My husband and I didn’t find out the gender of our baby during pregnancy, but gender norms and stereotypes were absolutely a part of...
I never want to live a life of regret. My son Graham was adopted as an infant when I was thirty-three. As soon as...
I love a good graphic tee, and my favorite is a dark green one with white script that reads, “Read Books and Fight the...
I was not prepared for this. It was always a thought in the back of my mind that this would happen eventually, but I...
Growing up, I was blessed to have eight grandparents involved in my life; four grands and four great grands. I had strong, close relationships...
I stand in the playground parking lot with my inconsolable four-year-old. My shirt sleeve is a web of snot and drool, a gift from...
My dad died the week after Christmas. It was sudden. It was unexpected. It was awful. That night, my siblings, mom, and I cried...
I have completely lost my mind. I do have a good excuse though, I swear. As of the start of 2017, I will have...
In + Around Indy
See Circle City: Creek Stomping Around Indianapolis
Growing up in the late 1980s and 1990s, I loved playing in my local park's creek. That kind of unstructured play is something I...
