Tag: motherhood

I’ve always been hard on myself. In school, my grades were never good enough. As a teenager, I was never thin enough. And now,...

This month I went back to work after about five months of parental leave. It has been a roller coaster of a month, balancing...

When I had my second daughter, I knew I would be taking care of her on my own. I would be a single mom....

Isn’t it funny how society has portrayed teens?  In movies and books, teens are often seen as aggressive, obnoxious, and downright hard to deal with,...

For longer than I’d like to admit, I was in a funk. I was constantly complaining about the kids, the laundry, the driving, the...

Mommy is going to have another baby! You are going to have a sibling! This time is so exciting for your father and me,...

I recently read and was very moved by this quote by Tara Mackey, “If speaking kindly to plants helps them grow, imagine what speaking...

SAME. This short, tiny word is probably the most comforting to hear at certain times in our lives, especially when going through difficult moments....

During my childhood, school was a safe haven. It was easy, and I knew exactly what to do to succeed. No surprise then that...

Do you ever feel as if the world is spinning around you and you can’t quite grasp the wheel long enough to hold on?...