Parenting

Honesty is the best policy; unless you live with kids. In that case, honesty is not always the best policy (well, honey, I think it would be a lovely idea for you to go to VPK tomorrow and tell all your friends exactly how babies end up in mommy’s bellies so daddy and I are […] More

Dear Parent I’m Going to Assume Means Well because the Alternative is that You are Just a Jerk Who Just Tried to Discipline my Child, Unless my child is in imminent danger and you are yelling for her to stop running into traffic as a bus barrels down on her as you scream, “NO! Get […] More

I love you all so much; all four of you. I love you, eldest, for being so mature and intelligent and so well-behaved and helpful. I love you, consummate middle child, for being such a force of nature; such a big personality and such a strong leader. And babies, you darling little twins that shocked […] More

“I am never going to treat my kids the way you treat me! It’s not fair!” is a phrase I remember using on a regular basis growing up. I never thought my parents were fair. They obviously hated me and wanted me to be miserable. In fact, they were punishing me for being born. They […] More

My kids are the light and joy of my life. Okay, not really. I love them, and they are joyful and happy little things and they do make me happy. But they are not the light and joy of my life. They are so many things, but the light of my life is stretching it […] More

I love the baby phase. I know that I’m in the minority; I do. My husband and I have four kids (7, 4.5 and 1.5-year-old twins) and all four of them were the most amazing babies you’ve ever met. We have come to the conclusion that God must not think we are capable of handling […] More

My kids have to wake up at 7:30 am so we can leave by 8:30 am to get the two oldest to school on time. It shouldn’t take an hour to get them ready, but I also have 18-month-old twins and my husband leaves for work at 6:45 am, so it’s just me and five […] More

Trusting people with your kids is no easy feat. For me, the only person I trust implicitly with them is my husband. While I trust our parents and our relatives more than anyone in the world, I’d say pretty implicitly, I still worry that they might not be able to do everything correctly, handle everything […] More

No bumpers in the cribs, frequent bed checks at night, constant baby monitor-monitoring; these are just a few of the everyday things that I do as the mother of four small kids to ensure their safety. I read with them, I play with them, I teach them to wash their hands and have good hygiene […] More

If you’re a kid there’s something you should never ever forget.  While your parents may be lame or embarrassing, they’ve seen you in the most lame and embarrassing ways that you could never compare to their actions.   Remember, they raised you so they’ve seen you since birth.   So the next time you’re thinking of acting […] More

My oldest just began the second grade and my ‘middle’ daughter just started VPK, which I’m pretty sure makes me a preschool pro (do I get some sort of medal or trophy or something for that?). As a mother of four, I can tell you with certainty that it does get easier each time a […] More

Mothers are the most amazing people in the world. Seriously; and I am not just saying that because I am a mother and I have four pretty cool kids. I’m saying that because I admire my mom friends more than any other people on the planet. I admire their composure, their cool personalities and their […] More