Bad things don't stop happening when we become moms. There are sicknesses, deaths in the family, accidents, and national tragedies. These things will always...
Hi.
It's me, your Bestie.
You have walked along a minefield that I have been fortunate not to have to navigate: pregnancy loss and being a...
On a night when I wanted nothing more than mindless watching, I chose very poorly. With a peach margarita in one hand and an...
It's two a.m., and none of us should be awake. We are four girls, giggling like junior high tweens at a slumber party. We...
I remember when you first told me you didn’t want children. I selfishly panicked because I’ve always known I wanted to be a mom,...
5:40 pm: It's time to clock out of work for the day after a 10-hour shift, and my evening shift as "Mama" starts.
5:50 pm:...
7:01AM- I hear you before I see you. Tiny hands reaching for mine. The early morning whispers. "It's time, Mommy. It's 7:01. Let's go!"...
*I am not a grief counselor; this post is solely based on my personal experience.*
I may not be able to tell you what I...
If you have ever been pregnant, chances are you've received some overly zealous warning about parenting ("Just you wait!") or some "jokey" advice about...
I can feel summer slipping through my fingers like the ice cream melting down my son's hand next to me. We're sitting on the...
How do you lose a language? That's a question that keeps me up at night. I grew up in a border town in Texas...
I just heard my two-year-old say her name for the first time. Not because she didn't know her name until now and not because...
Dear Boy Mom,
What's it like?
What's it like having little hands reaching out only for you? I know my daughters love me, but man do...
Dinner needs to be made. The laundry needs to be folded. The children have dumped out another toy bin. Do these moments cause you...