I'm a fourth generation Texan.
I'm the only member of my maternal side of the family to ever live outside of Texas. I was born...
I have never valued a straightforward routine so much as when I became a mother.
If you had asked me twenty years ago what I...
The tone in the classroom became serious.
Teachers whispered as they led us down the elementary school hall in standard single file formation for an...
More than six years ago, I dropped my son off in his infant classroom for his very first day.
As a first-time mom and an...
It's 7:06 a.m. and the house is quiet. I have 9 hours until the bus returns to drop her back off.
As often as I...
As a hairstylist and a mama, I've been dealing with kids' hair issues for a long time.
Mothers who want their daughters to have "Princess"...
Unless you’re a natural born homemaker, vacuuming, dusting, and swishing toilet bowls may not be at the top of your priority list. However, living...
I'm a firm believer that friendships, when they are mutually beneficial, are one of life’s sweetest ways of filling your soul with happiness. But...
My son, my oldest, starts kindergarten in a little less than a month. It’s happening.
His elementary school puts on a musical in the spring....
I'm an Anxious Person by Nature
In college, my perfectionism led to so much stress that I fell into a dark bout of Obsessive Compulsive...
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Being a Millennial Mom in 2019: What it’s Actually Like
“I wouldn’t want to raise a kid today.”
That’s what you’ll hear from most adults over the age of 50. As a 33-year-old “Millennial Mom”...
