Brigid Motta
Brigid spends her days working in Rockland County, and her nights sharing meals with her husband, Jeff, and chasing her son, Anthony. A New York native, she was raised in Suffolk County, went to college in The Bronx, and now resides in New Rochelle. An aspiring philanthropist, she loves comedy podcasts, a good tv show to tweet about, and long conversations with funny people.
In Defense of Using “A Leash” With My Toddler
I recently took my almost 2-year-old son to our town’s street fair. Since my husband was at work, and my son could be hit-or-miss...
A Survival Guide For An Early Toddler Bed Transition
My son has always been a climber, more content playing on the outside of his jumper than the inside at around seven months old....
What Role Should Santa Play in Our Christmas?
My son, who just turned one, will be celebrating his second Christmas this December, and my husband and I have been starting what will...
Scaring Myself Every Day for My Son’s Sake
I’m starting a new job in a completely new industry from the one I had spent my entire post-collegiate career. This job is one...
What I Learned In My First Year of Parenthood
My son's first birthday has been full of opportunities to reflect and reminisce about where we were from pre-pregnancy to the present. That reflection...
A Toast to the Mundane Milestones
I grabbed a dish out of a cabinet and noticed the bowl that I had previously designated as the soaking bowl for bottles and...
Defying Expectations and Forcing Adaptation
Life with a 20-month-old has been a perpetual lesson in adapting and going with the flow. From the get-go, this kid has zigged when...
The Night I Gave in to the Sleep Regression
My son’s sleep patterns have always been a bit of a challenge: starting very rough, smoothing out when he first moved to his crib, then...
How I Met Your Father: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Jeff and I first met during our Sophomore year of college in the place where all life-changing romances do, the cafeteria. I was dating...
A Love Letter To My Son’s Caretakers
My husband and I were very fortunate that when the decision to find full-time childcare for our son needed to be made, our family...