Tag: motherhood

There is an ease and comfort in exes. That is why, on occasion, I have gone back to an ex. When the prospect of...

“What do you do for work?” is a question that I have learned to either escape or answer vaguely and then brace for reactions....

I had no idea what I was getting into having my first child; naïve was commonly used to describe me. But a year in,...

He was only 22 months old when he quietly said it. And it was the second time it happened. The words were simple and...

Life has been crazy lately. Between work, travel, and a sick toddler, it’s been one hell of a ride. It’s been hard to get...

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? What did you enjoy doing? What kind of life...

Before I forget, I want to talk to you about “mommy brain.” And I want to do that before I forget what I have to...

It was the third and final dance competition of the season. My daughter was performing her first solo, a hip-hop number called Perm, a...

Hang in there mama, you are enough. Some days the exhaustion and anxiety of not being enough just seem to envelop one’s soul. But hang in...

Dear future daughter-in-law, Let me start by acknowledging that this is a very heteronormative endeavor. I have two sons, so let’s, for argument’s sake, imagine...