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Motherhood
December 2, 2019
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She Puts the House to Bed

It starts with putting her children to bed. She will doze off in their bed, snuggled close to her beloved little ones. She will wake up in about 20…

Kids, Motherhood
November 14, 2019
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I Put My Kids to Bed Early For Their Sake—And Mine

My kids have always gone to bed early. We fell into our routine when they gave up their naps around three and four years old. I started having to put…

Child, Toddler
March 3, 2019
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This is Our Nightly Dance

I hear his feet pitter-pattering down the stairs. It is some hour in the early morning. A time when all are asleep and the house is dark and quiet.…

Humor, Kids
September 15, 2018
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8 Minute Read

How to Put Your Children to Bed in 46 Easy Steps

It was time. It had to happen. We’d had a good run at pouring our children into bed at 11:30 p.m., sweaty, sticky, and exhausted from their…

Kids, Motherhood
June 28, 2018
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I’ll Lay With You As Long As You Need, My Child

“Mom, I adore you.” This from the mouth of my youngest baby who is somehow now seven-years-old. Of course, he still can’t pronounce his Rs…

Kids
April 11, 2018
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4 Minute Read

To My Rambunctious Toddler at Bedtime

It’s past your bedtime and you’re still going strong. You’re scampering from your coloring table to your toy box to your bookshelf. It…

Kids, Motherhood
January 26, 2018
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Sometimes They Just Won’t Sleep

I sat up in bed, not sure if I were dreaming or if I was really hearing the scream of “Mama!” from across the hall in our old farmhouse. I leaned…

Kids, Motherhood
December 22, 2017
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4 Minute Read

Why I Love Bedtime

Moms often joke about “just making it until bedtime”. We seem to see it as our goal. It’s the finish line for our day. Once we make it through…

Journal, Kids, Motherhood, Relationships
October 11, 2017
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6 Minute Read

Expecting Judgement. Finding Community. Bedtime Battles Unite us All.

Recently, I uttered words that I never thought I would say. Saying them out loud made me immediately fill with momguilt. But after confessing those…

Kids, Motherhood
July 12, 2016
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The Bedtime Hoops: 4 Important Questions to Ask Your Kids Every Night

I love my kids, but by bedtime, I’m just exhausted. At 8pm, my patience shuts off. It’s like I have some sort of glitch in my mommy code, or…