The Day She Didn’t Mom
The alarm clock blasted a screeching wake-up call. Normally, she hurried out of bed to get an early start on the day’s responsibilities. Not today. Today she simply pulled the covers over her head and hid from the world. For a while she’d been feeling like it was all just too much. The rushing from […]
My Mouth of the South
“So Olive told us the big news! Congratulations!” I look up from my coffee and blink rapidly at the classroom mother in front of me. The big news? What is she talking about? I rack my brain for what seems like a minute but must actually be longer because she finally helpfully prompts me. “Your […]
10 Ways to Survive Breastfeeding Torture
I have heard there are women who are natural breastfeeders. They never run into any problems or issues while finding a “breastfeeding groove”. It’s possible these women were designed to breastfeed, their nipples were made for the hungry babies they birthed. Baby comes, skin to skin follows, and they pop that sucker on and smile […]
Think Like a Toddler
Think like a toddler, and you might just stop the tantrums (or at least a few of them…the others are inevitable). I’m not a patient person. It was always one of those things on my report card in school that I needed to work on. Then, in the working world, it always came up in […]
Thank You, Teachers
Last night, I set my alarm, giving me enough time to wake up and get everyone together and out the door. I was always taught early is on time, and on time is late. Thank you, teachers, for teaching me the value of time. I sang some nursery rhymes, and the alphabet with our son […]
You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup
Why is it that, as moms, we feel guilty when we take time for ourselves? That we somehow need to justify our need to ensure that we are well-balanced and in a healthy state of mind? We’ve all seen articles circulating the interwebs lately detailing the mental load mothers carry, and how, newsflash (LOL), […]
We Have Good Kids
A friend and I were recently discussing our teenagers. Well, okay, we were venting: mine didn’t get up on time; hers was always missing the school bus. Mine won’t empty the dishwasher without twelve reminders; hers complained that there was no food in the house when the pantry was so obviously full. I think any […]
Just a Few Minutes
“Will you lay with me for a few minutes, Mama?” My daughter’s big hazel eyes implore me, and I resist the urge to sigh. There’s laundry that needs to be folded. I haven’t packed the lunches for tomorrow. After a restless night of sleep and a manic Monday at work, I want to be a […]
Why my Daughter’s Hair is a Labor of Love
As a bi-racial mommy with a black husband, I knew our daughter’s hair would be like a box of chocolates. Would she have loose, wavy curls like mine? Or would she have springy, soft spirals like our niece? I had a bit of a complex about it since my own mother struggled with my hair […]
