I Love Having Kids, But I’m Still Allowed to Complain
“You chose to have kids, so stop complaining.” These words—it seems they’re everywhere lately. On the lips of skeptical strangers,…
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“You chose to have kids, so stop complaining.” These words—it seems they’re everywhere lately. On the lips of skeptical strangers,…
Continue ReadingOn one unassuming morning in July, the weight of motherhood wrapped its tiny fist around my finger and has never…
Continue ReadingHow on earth am I the mom of a 13-year-old? An official teenager. I know, I get it, “time flies"…
Continue ReadingThere was a time when I considered myself to be a fun-loving person. A person who would never pass up…
Continue ReadingI'm so tired of trying so hard. "Hey honey, why don't you come and just sit down and relax a…
Continue Reading“You should have put your things down.” The weight of that statement haunted me as my three-year-old said it to…
Continue ReadingI have an open home policy. Having this open home policy means I open our home to my kids' friends…
Continue Reading“Enjoy these days!” “You’ll miss these cries!” “Eighteen years go by in a flash!” “The days are long, but the…
Continue ReadingMotherhood is maddening. It is exhausting. It is frustrating. It is overwhelming. But, on the days that are less stressful,…
Continue ReadingWe're so often told to cling to the days with our littles, to squeeze every drop of goodness out of…
Continue ReadingDear future stay-at-home mama, I’m writing this because when you look back on this day, I want you to remember…
Continue ReadingFour months. How can a set amount of time feel like an eternity in one season and a vapor in…
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