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Kids, Motherhood
October 14, 2019
3 Minute Read

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…

Friendship
September 17, 2019
4 Minute Read

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…

Friendship, Motherhood
September 9, 2019
4 Minute Read

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…

Faith, Motherhood
August 27, 2019
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3 Minute Read

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.…

Motherhood
July 23, 2019
165 Views
6 Minute Read

I’m Tired of Hearing Self-Care is the Antidote to Mom Burnout

The other day while scrolling my Instagram feed, I landed on an account, a fine example of an aspirational yet fundamentally unrelatable ideal of…

Child, Kids, Motherhood, Toddler
July 17, 2019
186 Views
2 Minute Read

I’m a Mom With Helping Hands

“Mom, can you open it?” My daughter held out a container of mandarin oranges to me from across the kitchen counter. “Sure,” I answered,…

Child, Kids
May 19, 2019
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6 Minute Read

Dear Child, Thank You For Slowing Your Busy Mama Down

Thank you for slowing me down. Thank you for making me a mommy. Thank you for making me notice wildflowers and lonely souls. Thank you for making me…

Kids, Motherhood
May 17, 2019
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5 Minute Read

I Don’t Love Every Moment of Motherhood, But I Love Being Their Mom

I don’t love motherhood. Not every day. Not every hour. Not every minute. It takes so much out of me. Demands all of me. It is exhausting. It is…

Kids, Motherhood
May 14, 2019
46 Views
5 Minute Read

Motherhood is Beautiful Chaos

Moms love trying to fold laundry while little bodies flail back and forth in the clean pile, rolling like pigs in a sty as their tiny arms whisk out…

Kids, Motherhood
May 8, 2019
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5 Minute Read

Calling All Exhausted Parents During the Month of May: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

OK friends, it’s May . . . the month where it traditionally all goes down the tubes. And I’m here to give you permission to tell all the c-r-a-p…

busy mom

To My Drag-Along Child

I’m Trying My Best, But Sometimes I’m a Lousy Friend

Don’t Take It Personally When I Bail on You—I’m Just Trying to Survive

Mothers Weren’t Meant to Carry it All

I’m Tired of Hearing Self-Care is the Antidote to Mom Burnout

I’m a Mom With Helping Hands

Dear Child, Thank You For Slowing Your Busy Mama Down

I Don’t Love Every Moment of Motherhood, But I Love Being Their Mom

Motherhood is Beautiful Chaos

Calling All Exhausted Parents During the Month of May: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

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