Last week, we took my 3.5-year-old daughter to the state fair. She rode a pony, climbed through two funhouses, fed carrots to sheep and...
For nearly a decade of my life, I had the honor of working as a pediatric transplant nurse. I cared for infants born with...
I'm a SAHM, but I set my own working hours. Let me explain before you say that's impossible and stop reading.
I reached a place...
There is sound everywhere in our house. The sweet sounds of kids playing. The stressful sounds of kids arguing. The sounds of an unofficial...
When I tell people I have a three-year-old, the question that people almost always ask is, "Just the one?" In one way or another,...
Recently, my toddler has taken to exerting his blossoming independence by making strange clothing requests. For a week after “crazy sock day” at preschool...
When I make a parenting mistake, I own it, and I apologize to my children. Notice how I didn’t say “if I make a...
I think there's this general perception that, like Pam said, "motherhood makes you so soft."
And in some ways it's true. I'm not a big...
As a mom, nothing is more important to me than keeping our children safe. Saving the lives of babies, and providing options for parents...
Years ago, when my husband and I were dating and in college, and through our early years of marriage, we read and were heavily...
My husband recently took our nine-month-old daughter along on some errands. They picked up dog food, went to the grocery store, and stopped by a...
Last month, my daughter came home with a flyer for the Penguin Patch, a school-based holiday shop just for kids. If you're a newbie...
Maternal mortality rates are highest among Black women and have recently been highlighted in the news and on social media by celebrities like Amy...
Seasons of Love. I saw a meme the other day where a kid asked their mom how many minutes were in a year. Predictably,...