I travel with my kiddos a lot. We’re an unconventional bunch, making our home in several different places every year. That means that most days, we’re the new kids on the block, and we’re always trying to make new friends. Recently, I met two moms that made me think about just how much we all…
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How Eliminating the Word “No”, Stopped Toddler Tantrums
My husband and I sat down that night defeated. He poured us both a glass of wine and we looked at each other with exhausted eyes. This had become our nightly ritual. I drank more wine in the past week than I ever had before. We were in the thick of toddler tantrums with our…
What I Want My Firstborn to Know as We Prepare for Baby #2
As I prepare to give birth to my second child, I’m reflecting a lot on how different this pregnancy is from my first, and how life will change with the addition of another child. I’ve talked to people with two and three kids and I’ve learned that it’s not going to be an easy adjustment….
Five Years With You
My kids each have a special place in my heart. Skylar is my oldest. She is stubborn to the core. She is very sure of her likes and dislikes and changing her mind is like controlling the weather. While it can make her difficult to parent, I’ve found ways to work with her. She’s taught…
What We’re Into This Week Vol. 3
What we’re reading… All These Morning Routines are Making me Shame Spiral. THIS. This right here. I read the excerpted version in the January issue of Elle, titled The Productivity Trap and then had to find it, immediately, online to read daily as a reminder that I am doing just fine. The gist: these CEOs…
Advanced Maternal Age Beyond Pregnancy
Being an “Older” Mom I was born in December of 1972. I just turned 46 and I am the “older mom” of a 7 and 11 year old. Now you know how old I am. Write it down if you want to remember, because you’ll never again see me reveal my age. Why? Because although…
Raising a White Girl: One Mother’s Work on Becoming & Raising an Anti-Racist
I’ve never been big on New Year’s resolutions, but for the last few years I have taken some time to write some intentions for the upcoming year in the beginning of my planner. Most of the time they have been general – eat more veggies. Less screen time. Sometimes they have been more specific –…
Lucky Number 7
7 Things I’ve Learned about Parenting (and myself), as my daughter turns 7… My first born baby turned 7 years old on January 13th. It is only fitting that I reflect, specifically on her “lucky” number 7 birthday, as she was born on a Friday, the 13th. I’ve learned a lot about parenting between my…
Hug Them More
I recently read an article about how many hugs a day our kids need to thrive. Admittedly, when I really thought about my own parenting style, I realized my own physically cold approach is not a helpful parenting tool. It isn’t that I dislike my kids, I just dislike being touched. I am a stay-at-home-parent…
Mom Guilt: Try Again Tomorrow
“The days are long, but the years are short.” Some nights, I lie in bed and cry about the length of the day and my failure to seize it. Other nights I cry at how quickly the years have passed. It is bittersweet and often riddled with guilt. I swear to myself that I will…