My House is a Mess, But I’m Trying Harder Than You Know
I cleaned all day today. Literally. We’re hosting a family birthday party tomorrow and I wanted the place to look presentable. I folded laundry…
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Make Room For Mom Friends in Your Life—You Need Them More Than You Know
The hardest stage to keep close friendships is literally the one we all need it most. Mom friendships are important while raising children for so…
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Spend Time With Your Kids Every Chance You Get
Snow day . . . before Christmas . . . in the month of December—for the working mom or any mom, it might as well be a natural disaster. I…
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Moms Spend All Day Doing Things That Never Get Done
Dear husband, I know I said I was going to clean the kitchen today. So you might be surprised when you get home and see the kitchen is in fact, not…
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Hey Mama, You Don’t Have to Do it All
I know it feels like you have to do everything, mama. But you don’t. You don’t need to have a perfect nutritionally sound meal plan every day of…
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Motherhood is No Excuse—See Your Doctor, Mama
Recently I made a joke about making all my neglected doctor visits now that my youngest is in school three days a week. The schedulers call and I’m…
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To My Drag-Along Child
To my drag-along child, To the one who gets dragged from place to place because of your youngest sibling status in the family. To the one who gets…
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I’m Trying My Best, But Sometimes I’m a Lousy Friend
Sometimes I’m a bad friend. And look, this is a safe space, so let’s be honest here—sometimes you are, too. I’m not saying it’s OK, but…
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Don’t Take It Personally When I Bail on You—I’m Just Trying to Survive
Some moms try to do all. the. things. It’s me. I’m that mom. Why do I always say yes? Just last week, I did it again. I let down another…
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Mothers Weren’t Meant to Carry it All
“Dear God, please give Mommy four sets of arms. Amen.” My eyes blinked wide open as this prayer rolled off my 6-year-old’s tongue at bedtime.…
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