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The Things I Should Have Done
This morning we were up so early. I’m talking before the birds early where you’re not sure if there is enough coffee in the world to get you through your day. The time change has wrecked my kids, and if we are being honest my own sleep patterns are screwed too. With that extra time… Read more
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Things that do not Make You a Bad Mom
Each and every night as I put my kids to bed I can’t help but think of the things I could have done better. Then, every day I wake up and promise myself that I will be a better mother than I was the day before. I consistently obsess over everything mom related, when in… Read more
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Judge One Minute but Love the Next
I read something the other day about all of the pressures that are put on us as mothers. The woman spoke of the bull shit expectations from breast vs formula feeding to fundraisers and being the “team mom.” My initial thought was, “wow, motherhood really is exhausting… no, actually LIFE is really exhausting and these… Read more
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The First 90 Minutes of the Day
Parenting drives us to the edge of insanity on a daily basis. It drives us to those moments when we want to scream, cry and yell, only to drive us right back into loving those tiny humans so much it actually freaking hurts. The second my kids go to bed I miss them. I have… Read more
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8 Ways You Can Dream (And Still Be A Great Mother)
Motherhood is a funny thing. A lot of us dream of being moms and having a family from the time we are little girls. Then, when we become moms we are suddenly filled with uncertainty, questions and often an odd loneliness, not to mention anxiety that we weren’t prepared for. We rely on our friends… Read more
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An Open Letter to the Mom Who Failed Today
To the Mom Who Failed Today: I hear you. Today wasn’t my day either. I yelled too much, dropped one too many “f bombs” although only a few in front of the children. I cried. I lost my temper. My kids cried. We had McDonalds for dinner and I let them watch entirely too much… Read more
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6 Rules for Raising Emotionally Secure Children
We all have big hopes and dreams for our children. Get a good job, marry a loving spouse, be kind, etc. We want the world for them and we want them to “one-up” us. We want to raise the change-makers, the leaders of the world, the future Princess Diana’s, Mother Theresa’s, Bill Gates, and Gandhi’s.… Read more
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Getting to Know the New You
I am 33 years old and a mama to two amazing tiny humans. Seriously, I know we all think our kids are great, but these little men have taught me more in the short time that they’ve been around then I think I’ve learned my whole life. When I say amazing I mean ah.maz.ing. My… Read more
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The Truth About Motherhood.
Why is it that we as moms/parents are made to feel awful for talking about how freaking hard this is? We are supposed to “live in the moment,” and “enjoy it because you’ll blink and they’ll be all grown,” or a personal favorite of mine “this is the easy part.” I realize that one day… Read more
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- The Things I Should Have Done
- Things that do not Make You a Bad Mom
- Judge One Minute but Love the Next
- The First 90 Minutes of the Day
- 8 Ways You Can Dream (And Still Be A Great Mother)