Tag: motherhood
Remembering and Using Those Home Remedies
When I originally thought about writing this post one of our girls was dealing with a gnarly ear infection. She was home with us...
Diary of a Dance Mom
I like to joke that while my day job is as a Communications Director for a public school district, my true career is as...
Changing the Conversation with My Inner Voice
Well, we made it. We finally closed the chapter on 2021. A year went out kicking and screaming, but it’s over. We survived a...
A Word for the New Year
Personally, I do not feel like I can choose words to describe the last few years. Any narrative I can think of doesn’t come...
Making Room for “Mother” on My Identity Resume
Weeks before I gave birth to my daughter, I found myself contemplating my upcoming role as a new mother. Before my pregnancy, I felt...
Mental Health Awareness: Finding Yourself in Parenthood
What do you think of when you hear the term mental health? I personally think of the vast list of mental health disorders, from...
Best Friends. Soulmates. We Were The Ones, and Now We Are...
As a wife and mother of two toddlers, I have really grown to appreciate my best friends. They have been my best friends since...
Emetophobia and Motherhood
Vomit. For as long as I can remember, it’s always been my weakness. The smell, the sound, the look. But it wasn’t until my...
The Mom Behind the Newborn
Behind every adorable, squishy, prized newborn is a woman learning how to tackle her new role of Mom. Don't forget about her.
I have a...
Landing My Helicopter Parenting: She Asked Me Not to Chaperone
My daughter is the oldest of our three children. We are on the horizon of having a teenager, as she turns thirteen in just...
How My Filipino Mother Influenced My Motherhood
Filipino American History Month is celebrated in October, and it honors the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the United States. In my family,...
I Got Mom-Shamed for Being Too Clean
As a mother, I have come to accept that even the most innocuous choices can become polarizing. We are all out here, surviving in...
Meet Our Indianapolis Moms: Jamie Le Sesne Spears
Hello, Indy Moms! I am Jamie Le Sesne Spears an Indianapolis Moms Contributor! I grew up in Noblesville and went to college for early...
I See You, Mama
I see you hanging on by one thread. Piecing everything together, perfectly placing objects in their place, and barely getting by.
I see you getting...