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No One Told Me How Overstimulating Motherhood Would Be

“Hey, Mom, come look at this!” my son called from the living room. I was at the stove sauteing veggies for our dinner. Between stirs, I…

Sometimes It’s the Little Things That Get Us Through

Living, Motherhood

Sometimes It’s the Little Things That Get Us Through

It was a beautiful day. A day so beautiful that I hyped myself out of a depressive fog. Or at least, I was able to fake it. It was a…

When Are You Going to Have Another Baby? It’s Complicated.

Motherhood

When Are You Going to Have Another Baby? It’s Complicated.

I’m always surprised when people who I barely know so bluntly ask personal questions. I have a neighbor who lives down the street who I kindly wave…

When There’s No Reason To Be Anxious—But You Are

Motherhood

When There’s No Reason To Be Anxious—But You Are

If you were to glance in my direction, you’d see a typical stay-at-home mom at the park with her kids. What you wouldn’t see, beneath my calm…

I Wasn’t Born To Be a Mother, But I Love Being Theirs

Motherhood

I Wasn’t Born To Be a Mother, But I Love Being Theirs

I’ve never been that girl. The one pushing around baby dolls in strollers as a kid. Playing “mom” while my sisters and I played house.…

Your Kids Will Remember How You Made Them Feel—The Rest is Just Details

Grief, Grown Children, Motherhood

Your Kids Will Remember How You Made Them Feel—The Rest is Just Details

I stared at the empty notebook page where I was to summarize my mother’s life. Thirty-nine years of her being mine all tied together in a…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen

I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder

My son took me out for a Coke on Friday. He’s gotten his learner’s permit, so he drove and navigated the order at the drive-thru window, the…

I’m a Bad Friend Right Now—Thanks For Loving Me Anyway

Friendship, Motherhood

I’m a Bad Friend Right Now—Thanks For Loving Me Anyway

Once 5 a.m. hits, I know I’m finally in the endzone. For whatever reason only known to my 9-month-old, between then and 9 a.m. is his current…

Mama, You Don’t Have To Be There For Everything

Kids, Motherhood

Mama, You Don’t Have To Be There For Everything

“Mama, come! I want to read you something,” my oldest daughter called from her spot on the couch beneath the twinkling Christmas tree. Her lanky…

I’m a Stay-at-Home Mom But Not Because I Planned It

Kids, Motherhood

I’m a Stay-at-Home Mom But Not Because I Planned It

I didn’t plan on being a stay-at-home mom. I had goals. Dreams. Ambitions. I went to college and got my degree in Human Resources and…

It Seems Like My Kids Have Been Sick All Winter and I’m Exhausted

Kids, Living, Motherhood

It Seems Like My Kids Have Been Sick All Winter and I’m Exhausted

This morning I walked into my 6-year-old son’s room to find him sitting on the edge of the bed, tears in his eyes. I set down the laundry I…

I’ll Always Miss My Kids Every Time We’re Apart

Motherhood

I’ll Always Miss My Kids Every Time We’re Apart

I went to a doctor’s appointment and came back to big hugs and kisses like I was gone more than the short hour that took me there and back.…

No One Told Me How Overstimulating Motherhood Would Be

Sometimes It’s the Little Things That Get Us Through

When Are You Going to Have Another Baby? It’s Complicated.

When There’s No Reason To Be Anxious—But You Are

I Wasn’t Born To Be a Mother, But I Love Being Theirs

Your Kids Will Remember How You Made Them Feel—The Rest is Just Details

I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder

I’m a Bad Friend Right Now—Thanks For Loving Me Anyway

Mama, You Don’t Have To Be There For Everything

I’m a Stay-at-Home Mom But Not Because I Planned It

It Seems Like My Kids Have Been Sick All Winter and I’m Exhausted

I’ll Always Miss My Kids Every Time We’re Apart

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