Confessions of an Angry Toddler Mom
I am an angry mom. I never used to think of myself as an angry person. Well, I admit that I am impatient and rather short-tempered. But I…
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To the Mom in the Trenches: Your Time is Coming
In the last few years, two moms have given me advice I’ve never forgotten. Their advice was simple but profound: there will be time for that later,…
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Your Kids Aren’t Out to Get You—They Just Want Your Attention
I would get so irritated when my kids would get clingy and whiny right as I started trying to do anything productive. It almost seemed as though any…
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36 Universal Truths of Raising Toddlers
While the sentiment of the popular meme is nice, your coffee will never be stronger than your toddler. You will belly laugh at things they do .…
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To the Woman Who Scolded Me For My Child’s Behavior, Here’s What You Didn’t Know
“Some people obviously just don’t watch their kids,” you said as you jerked your children away from my toddler in the play area, cutting your…
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Please Don’t Tell Me These Are the Best Days of My Life
These aren’t the best days of my life. You go out of your way to tell me they are. You tell me in the grocery store as I wrestle through with my…
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2-Year-Olds Are Completely Savage
We’re currently doing the “two” thing at our house. You know, the age where your sweet, little baby turns into a super lovely and…
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Please Stop Asking My Child To Smile
There’s nothing I dread more than a trip out in public with my toddler. Not because of the inevitable antics that result from trying to keep a tiny…
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I’m Just a Toddler and I’m Still Learning
Hey, Mama? Please don’t look at me that way. With disappointment in your eyes and a tremble in your lip as you breathe deeply in, then deeply out;…
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To My Baby as We Say Goodbye to Breastfeeding
Wasn’t it just the other day they laid you on my chest for the first time? You were so precious, all bundled up beneath those hospital…
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