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Here We Are in the Middle Stage of Parenting

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
February 24, 2022
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5 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

Here We Are in the Middle Stage of Parenting

If you need me, I’ll be over here in those "middle" parenting years. You know, that stage the internet rarely…

I Don’t Know What I’d Do Without My Neighbors

Living, Motherhood
February 17, 2022
630 Views
4 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

I Don’t Know What I’d Do Without My Neighbors

It was a night I decided to make a full meal for my family. No food delivery app. No frozen…

I’m Scary Good at Smiling When I’m Drowning

Living, Motherhood
November 26, 2021
1.5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

I’m Scary Good at Smiling When I’m Drowning

"I’m scary good at smiling when I’m drowning." I wrote this in a text recently, and I felt like I…

Dear Kids, Watch For More Than Gold Medals These Next Couple of Weeks

Kids
July 24, 2021
970 Views
3 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

Dear Kids, Watch For More Than Gold Medals These Next Couple of Weeks

Hey kids, You’re about to hear some incredible stories over the coming weeks as you watch athletes from all over…

Dear Child: I Will Always Be Your Biggest Cheerleader

Kids, Motherhood
June 27, 2021
2.3K Views
2 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

Dear Child: I Will Always Be Your Biggest Cheerleader

When you play, I will always . . . When you peak over at me from first base after cranking…

A Mother Knows Each Year That Passes is One More Closer To Goodbye

Motherhood
June 7, 2021
2.8K Views
4 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

A Mother Knows Each Year That Passes is One More Closer To Goodbye

“Hey, Mom,” she said from the backseat, “now I’m over halfway there!” We were a few minutes in to our…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
February 3, 2021
1.6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

My Baby Was Made For Heaven

The sun was yawning its way down the horizon line as I stood on a beach in the Carolinas. I…

Parenting a Wild Child Pushes Me To See the World Through Her Eyes

Motherhood
August 22, 2020
3.7K Views
3 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

Parenting a Wild Child Pushes Me To See the World Through Her Eyes

We call them the "wild ones." They're the ones we just can't seem to figure out. The ones who defy…

Kids, Motherhood
August 3, 2020
1K Views
5 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

Hey Mom, Do You Notice Me?

My 8-year-old couldn’t settle in to sleep in her own room last night so I let her snuggle with me…

I Covered Up My Gray Hairs, But What Happened To the Silver Linings?

Living, Motherhood
July 22, 2020
2K Views
5 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

I Covered Up My Gray Hairs, But What Happened To the Silver Linings?

Upon getting out of the shower yesterday, I brushed the remaining knots out of my long hair, dried it .…

Motherhood
July 1, 2020
1.8K Views
3 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

Dear Late-Night Mama, You Are Not Alone

To the late-night mama . . . the one who is still rocking her wide-eyed baby while fighting to stay…

Motherhood
April 28, 2020
716 Views
3 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

“I Just Want it To Be Normal, Mom.”

Wrapped up in his favorite blanket on the floor—through tears—my kindergartener named off every single person in his class and…

Brea Schmidt

Brea Schmidt

Here We Are in the Middle Stage of Parenting

I Don’t Know What I’d Do Without My Neighbors

I’m Scary Good at Smiling When I’m Drowning

Dear Kids, Watch For More Than Gold Medals These Next Couple of Weeks

Dear Child: I Will Always Be Your Biggest Cheerleader

A Mother Knows Each Year That Passes is One More Closer To Goodbye

My Baby Was Made For Heaven

Parenting a Wild Child Pushes Me To See the World Through Her Eyes

Hey Mom, Do You Notice Me?

I Covered Up My Gray Hairs, But What Happened To the Silver Linings?

Dear Late-Night Mama, You Are Not Alone

“I Just Want it To Be Normal, Mom.”

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