Tag: parenting
Dear Boy Mom…What’s it Like?
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...
Support for the First-Time Mom: Trust Her as She Makes Decisions
I got pregnant with my firstborn in 2018. No sooner had I seen two pink lines than the comments started. A couple of the...
Motherhood Work is the Greatest Kingdom Work You Will Ever 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...
Celebrating Juneteenth: Freeish Since 1865
On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed orders making "Juneteenth" the twelfth federal legal holiday. But what is it? Juneteenth is a date to...
Anonymous Stories in Motherhood: I Don’t Want to be a Special...
When I decided to have children I knew there was always the possibility of having a child with special needs. I have read the...
Anonymous Stories in Motherhood: My Mom is a Narcissist
It’s incredibly difficult to manage a relationship with a narcissist, especially when that person happens to be your mom. For all the mamas out...
Things My Daddy Taught Me {Notes From the Eternal Daddy’s Girl}
My dad is pretty perfect. (Can you say that without it being weird?) Let the record show that I am not just saying this...
Moms Know Best…Or Do They?
I will start by saying I absolutely love and adore my own mom. She taught me almost everything I know, and she is an...
7 Things We Don’t Tell Moms About Having a Larger Family
When I left the hospital with my second and third babies, no one handed me a guidebook for getting through life with multiple children...
Death By A Thousand Details
There’s tired, then exhausted, fatigued, dead, and finally, if you take a left turn at the seventh circle of hell and go down three...
This Is Us Will Stay with Us
Writer’s Note: There are TONS of spoilers from multiple seasons in this post.
Jack and Rebecca.
Kate, Kevin, and Randall.
The Big Three.
This Is...
The Week Without Dad
My husband recently traveled for work. Although this wasn’t the first time he’s traveled for business, it was the first time since having our...
I Lost Myself in Marriage and Motherhood
One morning, I walked by the mirror a few months ago, saw my reflection, and didn’t recognize the person looking back at me. It...
To Indianapolis, The City I Love
Born and raised in the Indianapolis area, I found myself moving away after high school. I moved to West Lafayette to attend Purdue for...