Tag: motherhood

My oldest daughter discovered a little yellow duck lovey somewhere around five months old. She carried that thing around with her for months –...

I just turned 31. I was pregnant for my 30th, and really quite miserable, so I did nothing to celebrate the new decade of...

My daughter, Lyra, was an "easy" newborn. We got the hang of breastfeeding within a couple weeks; she gained weight well; and she started...

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“Every woman who heals herself, helps heal all the women who came before her, and all those who come after her.”--Christiane Northrup When I embarked...

I'm going to be honest--I never thought about this day coming.  Really, I didn't.  I knew my son would eventually head off to Kindergarten...

Our little girl Lauren recently wrapped up her kindergarten year with a bang: she lost one of her front teeth and moved into her...

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten...

I will be the first to admit that I am an emotional hoarder.  I literally keep anything and everything I think has some kind...

My husband is an incredible father and partner. He’s kind, patient, and one of the most intelligent people I know. He doesn’t raise his...

I’m about to turn 31. I know that's not old per se, but I'm certainly not 21 anymore. I’m married, have two kids, haven’t...

I don't know about you, but days of brunch with my best girlfriends and a really good cup of hot coffee (read: Bloody Mary)...

5. The loneliness. It's hard to connect with other adults, even other moms.  It seems like everyone's got their opinion, and no matter who...

Screw the ‘midlife’ crisis – I’m pretty damn sure that I entered the just-turned-30-who-even-am-I-anymore-crisis somewhere around the first of the year. Admittedly, I’ve suffered...