Tag: motherhood
The Struggle That Is Parenting Threenagers
It usually starts like this. A relatively calm, happy evening. My three-year-old son and I discuss our days: what we did, how we missed...
We Are Officially Outnumbered: The Silver Lining as a Mom of...
I always knew, deep in my heart, that I wanted three children, but we were in no rush to make that decision. However, destiny...
Patience: The Double Standard of Parenting
Several times a day I want to scream at the very top of my lungs for my son to please just BE PATIENT. At...
My Phrase for 2016: “Make It Count”
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." —Annie Dillard
The baby had gone down with relative ease; I'd just...
10 Things I Learned as a New Stay-at-Home Mom
My January of 2015 started out with a bang. Three months into my new job as an Investment Reporting Manager, I was called into...
Five Things to Know Before Dating a Single Mom
It takes a strong and patient person to take on a mama and her child(ren). From my own personal experience, I have compiled a...
Parenting Now and How I Hope My Son Remembers Me
My son is soon to be three years old. Where has the time gone? The days of his little rolly polly baby body are...
Unfollow, Unfriend, Block: The People I’m Letting Go This Year
Okay, I know, I'm pretty sure the last three posts I've written have been about either things that annoy me, things I refuse to...
Marriage, Kids, and Keeping the Flame Alive Through Travel
Recently, my husband and I returned home from our first solo vacation since having our son 14 months ago. We spent 10 days exploring...
To the Single Mom: You Are Enough
When the realization hit that I was going to be a single mom, I quickly feared my son's life would somehow fall short of...
Mom’s New Year’s Resolution: Just Say “No”
A couple year's ago, I made a New Year's resolution to be more reliable. I had been finding myself in the awkward position of having...
Teaching Our Children About Kindness
I love our neighborhood. The families are friendly and the yards are always full of children playing football, jumping on the trampoline or running...
My Tried and True Parenting Motto
I'm a big fan of mottos and quotes. For example, my personal happiness motto comes from one of my favorite writers, Kelly Corrigan, who...
What Moms Know Will Actually Happen This Christmas
The holidays are coming – time for joy, time for cheer, jingle bells and pretty lights and cookies and presents and… Bah Humbug! Ok,...