Tag: motherhood
Using Reality TV to Escape My Reality
I have a group of friends I get together with once or twice a week. They are typically wearing the latest fashions. I am...
Dear Long-Lost Friends: I Miss You!
Dear Long-Lost Friends,
I wanted to take a moment to apologize for being a terrible friend in the years since I’ve become a mom. I...
Dear Mom, a letter from the “other Mom”
Dear Mom,
Did you ever think you’d be here, sharing your child with another woman? Was there a time you would imagine your marriage wouldn’t...
NO PHONES AT THE TABLE
In our house, family dinner is the one time of the day we all sit down together. We use this time to regroup as...
It Will Get Better, I Promise
In the beginning, it's hard. I mean heart-wrenching, questioning if you can even do this, lay on the kitchen floor crying hard. You will...
Our Blended Family: What We Do to Make It Work
As a little girl, I always dreamed of being a mom. I would one day grow up, get married, and have kids, preferably a...
Stop and Smell the Desitin
If you've been a mom for more than 10 minutes, you've probably heard (and reacted to) the well-intended phrase, "Enjoy it! You're going to...
The End of a Decade: An Introspective on Life and Motherhood
Did you know that Instagram was created in 2010? It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years, a whole decade since one of...
Why Women Need to Stop Saying “It’s OK” When It’s Not
It’s a frosty Michigan morning, and your kid has a doctors appointment. You calculate the precise time they need to get up, so they...
Society’s Unrealistic Expectations of Motherhood
I’ve seen it circulating social media, and I’m sure you have, too: “We expect women to work as if they don’t have children and...