I have three beautiful, wonderful children.
After our third was born, I knew that our biological family was complete.
She has so much life within her. She is bold and vibrant and absolutely adorable.
I often tell people that I'm thankful she...
March 21 is National Single Parents Day. In 1984, President Reagan issued a proclamation declaring the day to recognize the effort of our nations single parents. And while most of us will tell you that we don’t need a...
There is something about the start of a New Year that always feels like a clean slate.
The calendar moves forward, and we feel like we have a chance to start over and jettison all of the toxic or negative...
Teacher of the year - check! Mommy of the year - not so much:
I teach adolescent girls all day long. While I have been told how heroic I am for my willingness to take on this astonishing feat, it...
“Wow! You did such a great job on this party, well the place you paid to host it did I guess. It must have cost a fortune! I didn’t see Leah on the invitation list but that’s probably for...
At the end of the fall, one of the high schools called me. They had lost one of their AP physics teachers with less than 2 weeks until midterm exams. They asked if I would teach until Winter Break. Since...
It’s a Saturday night, and most of my other 21-year-old friends are heading out for the evening.
Meanwhile, back at my house, my 2-year-old just tore her dirty diaper off in a fit of defiance and is running around the...
After four months with two children under two years old, I have come to the unassailable conclusion that the inventor of cocktail hour must have been a new mother.
Arsenic hour, the witching hour, cluster feeding. We give it different...
“We want to be paid like anyone else doing the same job. We are more alike than different. We want to get married and be seen as equals. We have a voice and now we are using it.”
- Kayla...
If there's one thing I've learned in motherhood, it's that what works well for others will probably not work for you. I've heard wonderful stories of diaper-to-undies in one weekend. But why potty train in three days when you...
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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”...
