My Spirited Child is Not “Bad”
I will be the first to admit my toddler is a spirited child. He is dramatic, determined, and incredibly strong-willed.…
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I will be the first to admit my toddler is a spirited child. He is dramatic, determined, and incredibly strong-willed.…
Continue ReadingIn less than 24-hours, my daughter will be two. TWO. I can’t believe it. "Two can be terrible," I've heard…
Continue ReadingTonight as I put you to bed, you asked, “Will you watch me sleep all night, Mama?” I told you…
Continue ReadingI'm 19-months deep into raising my last baby. The very last one I will carry in my womb, rock to…
Continue ReadingI saw you today. You didn’t know I was watching. You quietly got the jelly off the counter and put…
Continue ReadingSometimes I find myself treating your littleness like a burden. It happens when I’m doing the dishes and you won’t…
Continue ReadingRecently I was carrying my almost-four-year-old son across a parking lot, even though he is well past big enough to…
Continue ReadingThere it was. Right in that moment that you looked up at me with your big blue eyes, raised your…
Continue ReadingYou rode the rapids from the protection of my womb into the hands of a stranger. With that final push,…
Continue ReadingThere are nights you fight sleep with every ounce of your being. You writhe in my arms. Pull away from…
Continue ReadingThe box of orange Tic Tacs landed at my feet with a splat. As I bent down to pick them…
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