Parenting

If you’re wondering how to be a good mom, try this conversation out!  “Daddy, is my pasta finished cooking yet?” “Almost, kiddo,” my husband tells our 4-year-old as she looks suspiciously, eyes narrowed, toward the stovetop. “No, it isn’t, daddy. If it’s almost done, where is all the smoke?” she asks. I look up. “Oh, […] More

“This is your second baby?” asked the ultrasound technician on November 6, 2013. “No,” I responded, holding my husband’s hand, “This is our third baby. If you can tell us that it’s a boy, that’d be great. But we will take a third girl and be pretty happy about that, too. We’re good at girls, […] More

At the end of the day, being overweight isn’t the worst thing in the world.   But fat shaming is horrible. You can lose weight, get healthy and live a happy lifestyle – and that’s exceptionally simple in comparison to changing an ugly heart or being that mom who takes the only double cart at the […] More

The baby bump has made its appearance, you’ve been feeling good for a while and chances are good you already know what you are having at this point – if you wanted to find out. The sixth month of pregnancy is, by large, a good one. Trust me; I’ve been pregnant three times and experienced […] More

I don’t know about you, but I was a perfect parent – before I had kids. Suddenly I was holding this tiny baby and I was not the parent that I thought I’d be. Oh, sure, I had amazing intentions. In fact, I wasn’t yet aware that I was not even close to a perfect […] More

Referee and personal bathroom attendant: These are the two job titles I feel I work hardest at and do the most of in my household. Ironically, I am not trained as either (do bathroom attendants receive training?). I’m trained (educated) in the world of finance and English (creative writing was always my favorite) yet I […] More

If never you’ve been to a PTA meeting, please allow me to encourage that you do try to attend at least one. Not because it’s even remotely exciting, or because you want to be involved in yet another organization for which you haven’t the time to commit, but because it’s just a circus. I say […] More

Dear Parents that Send Sick Kids to School/Practice/Games/Birthday Parties, I hate you. No, really; I actually hate you. I don’t like hate – I say it as a way of expressing myself, but hate – to me – feels like such a wasted emotion. I dislike a lot of things and a lot of people […] More

As my twins walk around the house playing with an empty water bottle and a hairbrush, I ask myself why we spend thousands of dollars every year on toys for these little humans. Why? We buy all these amazing toys that seem as if they are going to keep our kids entertained for hours and […] More

I honestly have no idea what I’m talking about half the time when I’m speaking to my kids. They’re asking these difficult questions, maybe behaving like little monsters or even just talking to me in a way that leaves me unsure exactly what’s going on. That’s when I realize that kids are confusing, kind of […] More

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