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Motherhood
November 26, 2019
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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…

Motherhood
November 10, 2019
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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…

Living, Motherhood
October 26, 2019
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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…

Kids, Motherhood
October 14, 2019
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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…

Friendship
September 17, 2019
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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…

Friendship, Motherhood
September 9, 2019
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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…

Faith, Motherhood
August 27, 2019
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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.…

Motherhood
July 23, 2019
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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
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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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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…

busy mom

Moms Spend All Day Doing Things That Never Get Done

Hey Mama, You Don’t Have to Do it All

Motherhood is No Excuse—See Your Doctor, Mama

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

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