In the wise words of Vanilla Ice and Cypress Hill—word to the moms. I have had the privilege of knowing many moms and I...
Adulting is hard. Adulting as a mom who has a job outside of the home or stays at home (I've done both) ...is really hard....
While most of you are selecting the perfect card or figuring out what the heck to get the dads in your life, I'm over...
I have made an adult decision, and I am heading back to school. Yes, this mama is returning back to school. Honestly, I have...
"Amanda?"
I hear my name echo the small waiting room. My stomach dropped to my feet as I grabbed my one-year-old son's plump, dimply hand....
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September...
One evening, I waited for pasta water to boil while my kids wrestled loudly on the couch. I scrolled on my phone to drown...
Yes, I know I only have one child.
Yes, I see a bunch of absolutely beautiful families around me every day that have two, three,...
Lately, my little guy has been favoring his Daddy. Simply put, in his two-year-old mind, Dad is more fun than Mom. Reading my previous...
This story begins with the pandemic. I recently had my daughter tested for speech therapy. She’s two and doesn’t say much. If I’m being...
Ah, the "holiday season." To me, it seems to start with costumes and candy as Halloween approaches, and I know I'm not the only...
We received the dreaded “Attendance Letter” from school, and I have some thoughts. If you don’t know, in Indiana, schools are required to send...
I am an extraordinarily lucky woman in that my husband is one of my absolute best friends. But there are times in every woman’s...
Towards the end of 2020, we were neck-deep into Covid and TV shows to binge-watch became commonplace conversation over zooms and on group texts. Always...

























