When a Boy Mom Has a Girl
Some people roll their eyes at the term, but I used to be a card-carrying member of the boy mom…
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Some people roll their eyes at the term, but I used to be a card-carrying member of the boy mom…
Continue ReadingI need to make dinner. But before I can do that, I need to clean off the counter, which means…
Continue ReadingFor most, summer break means freedom: slow mornings, Popsicles, Slip 'N Slides, and late bedtimes. But for parents like me…
Continue ReadingTrigger warning: This post contains suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themself, please call…
Continue ReadingI love my children enormously, but I don’t always love the details of mothering. Loving my kids looks like quiet…
Continue Reading“You look white as a sheet,” said Jacquie sitting next to me in math class. I nodded and gripped my…
Continue ReadingTantrums. Entitlement. Boredom. And those were the things I was battling with myself. The kids had their own issues! I…
Continue ReadingSweet friend, I know you’re going through a tough time right now, and I wish I had the perfect words…
Continue Reading**Warning: The below post contains spoilers about the new Barbie movie.** “We mothers stand still so that our daughters can…
Continue ReadingMichelle jogs back early through the classroom door, winning the ACT scavenger hunt competition for seventh hour. I hand her…
Continue ReadingThe beeping of the machine yelling to the nurses about the occluded IV snaps my mind back to the present.…
Continue ReadingI was reading something the other day that pushed me to reflect. It was about how to “find yourself” after…
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