Today was Sadie’s second day of preschool. And even though we had three hours to get ready in the morning, we were still rushing to get out the door on time.
“Get in the car!” I yelled.
In unison, Sadie and Katherine said, “Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. [...]
I’ve been lying about my age for years. It started when I was in my early 30s (I’m 37 now) and I jokingly referred to myself as “almost 40.” The person with whom I was speaking almost fell over.
“Wow. You look amazing,” she said.
From that point on, I knew I was on to something. I [...]
I’m not the kind of mom I thought I’d be.
I never thought I’d let my kids turn on the T.V. first thing in the morning while I check my Facebook account and have coffee. I figured I’d wake up and read books with them and then do the hokey pokey. But [...]
It’s common knowledge that moms like to judge other moms. Heck, I do it myself. It totally makes me feel better about my own mistakes. I snapped the other day and told my kids to “shut up.” I felt so guilty until I went to Target and saw another mom roughly [...]
So, I had a fun time at Costco yesterday (and by fun, I mean not remotely fun but actually sort of terrible). I didn’t get there until about 4:00 p.m. I usually go earlier, but I ran out of Nutella so it was an emergency Costco run. But because of the time, [...]
All parents need “alone time” but since moms can’t even use the restroom without little fingers wiggling under the door, I would argue that moms need it more than dads.
Most days, I feel grateful to my husband. He works so hard for this family so I can stay home with the kids. [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that I had a tough time adjusting to life as a stay-at-home mom. I was riddled with guilt and insecurity over the smallest things. Heck, I’m still convinced that Sadie is going to need years of therapy because we affectionately referred to her as “Man Hands” for the first [...]
I’m not sentimental. I’ll occasionally save a birthday card or Mother’s Day picture that the kids make; but I’m not about to save every drawing that they do. Especially since most of them are just scribbles at this age.
Therefore, it’s not uncommon for my kids to wake up and find their “artwork,” in the trash, [...]
I have a confession to make. I live in constant fear of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) knocking on my door and taking my kids away.
The problem is that my kids inherited my grace so it’s not uncommon for them to be covered in strange bruises.
I asked their doctor [...]
From the moment I became pregnant, something happened to me — on so many levels, I just sort of gave up.
First of all, I no longer felt that any subject was inappropriate. Lately, I’ve been having a lot of conversations with my girlfriends about body fluids. My husband’s always like, “Oh [...]