Tag: motherhood
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...
Mama, You Need a “Golf Night!”
Let’s get something clear right away: “golf night” is in quotations because what I’m about to say has nothing to do with actual golf,...
I’ll Never Be a Mediocre Mom; My Child Deserves Better
“Am I a mediocre mom?” is the question I ask myself as I scroll through the posts from those I follow on Facebook, Instagram,...
Have I Lost Myself to Motherhood?
As I nurse my seven-month-old, I listen to my older two daughters argue over whose turn it is to have the "special fork" for...