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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Twin-Sized Time Warp Machine
It was long past nightfall when I stumbled out into the hallway. I wasn’t sure how it got to be so late. A quick rub of the eyes reminded me that…
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Why bedsharing works for us, even though it horrifies you.
Bed sharing is not for every family. I didn’t even know it was right for our family until baby was here. But it felt so natural to have her…
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