Some years ago, there was a TV commercial from an auto garage with the slug line:
“You can pay me now or pay me later.”
The...
Last year was a roller-coaster ride.
A new phase of life welcomed us as my son started kindergarten and my daughter started preschool. I found...
When I started to dig into Virginia state government a few weeks ago, I became painfully aware of how much I didn’t know about...
I've been exhausted for months now.
We moved houses. (Yes! I know...) With prepping for selling the house, then looking for houses, then packing, moving,...
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...
Her loud, clear voice cut through the din of children’s babble and parent conversation around us.
I stood near the edge of the large rectangular...
I have shared before how my goal as a parent is to raise a person, and part of that process is getting our children...
Ever since I was a preteen, I’ve greeted almost every New Year with that tortured resolution common to many women: some combination of diets...
As a mom in her 30s, I often find myself late catching onto the latest social media trends and apps.
Not to sound like a...
Not so long ago, when as a young parent, I felt my kids had feelings that seemed totally irrational.
Once when a party ended, my...
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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”...
