Tag: motherhood

When my first baby, M, was born three years ago, it was a transformational experience, one I know so many other mothers share when...

Motherhood is often measured in milestones, but the quiet, in-between moments are where so much of the real story lives. The parts that change...

This is a longer post, but in celebration of Mother's Day, I wanted to put this out there. It has been the hardest thing...

Motherhood is often auto pilot. It’s packing lunches, plugging in chromebooks, folding another load of laundry, and making sure no one skips a shower....

If you’ve navigated a graduation recently, you have likely experienced serious comparison fatigue. There is no shortage of impressive kids out there. Peers...

A couple of years ago, my middle child started vomiting periodically. When it first began, we assumed a stomach bug and kept him home...

I’ve been friends with my best friend for almost twenty years. We met in high school, and we grew up together. We’ve watched each...

There is a scene in Friends, specifically Season 5 Episode 16, The One with the Cop, where Ross is trying to get a couch...

To My Dearest Little Embryo, Tomorrow is a big day. You’re going to be in for a wild ride. I need you to be strong...

My sister-in-law is about to have her first baby. She is about to become a mother. And somehow, even though I am only eight...

When I told people we were planning to homeschool, one of the first questions I got was “What about socialization?” and I wondered too,...

We have an empathy problem in our country. The word empathy, while derived from the Greek word similar to sympathy, is actually a word...

One day last summer, my then-eight-year-old climbed grumpily into my car after camp. Following some initial huffing and puffing, she proceeded to demand that...

As I rock my two-and-a-half-year-old in the rocking chair in his room, I start having a slow, quiet realization. I am no longer in...