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Dear New Mom, You’re Killing It

Dear new mama, You’ve been at this motherhood thing for 15 months now, and it has presented you with challenges. Breastfeeding. Work/life…

You never forget the moment you become a mother. Ready or not (I’m guessing not), it’s an instant that will forever be etched in your…

Those first days are so full of happiness. But they are full of worry as well. So much you realize you don’t know, so much to learn. Most of the…

These are the early days. The nights when the baby fusses and you awaken every half-hour, bleary-eyed and exhausted. When you’re no longer able to…

After my boys were born, there were appointments. To check their latch. To check their weight. To check their hearing. To check the color of their…

“Hello. Can you hear me?” I asked. She couldn’t hear me. She was so focused on that beautiful baby. She was just staring at the…

It seems as though every time I turn around, there you are. An empty-nester or mom of surly teenagers who feels compelled to tell me to “enjoy…

My girl is turning one soon. She’s walking. She’s babbling. She’s feeding herself (and the dog). She’s growing up quicker than I could have…

Hey you. Yeah, you. The one who’s scrolling and sees this message (probably in the middle of the night). Welcome to the sisterhood, also known as…

I didn’t feel connected to my daughter the moment she was born. I didn’t experience the immediate “falling in love” with her that my husband…