Parenting

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

Something magical happens when you become a parent. You suddenly realize that important things – shoes, keys, phones, remote controls, etc. – go missing only to stay that way for hours, days, weeks. You also realize that things that have absolutely no importance in the world – McDonald’s toys – multiply by 1000 overnight. Every […] More

Entitled, rude, obnoxious kids that don’t know the value of hard work, a dollar or taking care of themselves sound awesome. How do I get one? I have four kids, surely one of them will grow up to become the type of adult that cannot bear the phrase, “No” or take care of him or […] More

You might think that you don’t get to choose your child’s teacher, but that’s not true – especially in pre school. You get to choose where you want to send your kids regardless of where you live or where you are zoned. You get to talk to teachers, interview them, move your kid and choose […] More

Hey you; yes, you. The one who just said that it must be nice to be home all day long doing nothing. That’s right; I’m talking to you. I’m talking to you because you just said that staying home all day long with my kids must be ‘nice’ because I sit around and do ‘nothing’ […] More

It never ceases to amaze me that children do not come with an instruction manual or a warning label; I mean, seriously. There is no other being in the world that can make you feel absolutely insanely and certifiably crazy in the same moment you feel so much joy and adoration and love – something […] More

“I’m sorry my daughter told your daughter that she’s annoying and she doesn’t want to be her friend and she made her cry today,” is the kind of thing I find myself saying every so often. Of course, it would be nice to hear the other parent say something along the lines of, “And I, […] More