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 […]
Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt :: Recap
I’m Not Sorry
Once, a therapist pointed out that I say apologize too much. She said “its like you feel badly for taking up space on the planet”. That really bothered me, and clearly still does, as that conversation took place years ago, yet I still think of it regularly. Since then, I’ve been hyper aware of […]
When You Became Mama
No matter what your journey to motherhood looked like-the preparation for that first baby is special. You read book after book even though you know that all babies are different. You google things that your brain tells you not to google. Then, you feel a significant amount of google-regret and unnecessary worry. You purchase and […]