Tag: motherhood

Happily Unhappy Being Me

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Thursdays are my marathon days. If you’re navigating the busy-mom juggling act, you probably know exactly what I’m talking about. I’m constantly on the go....

The Night That Reminded Me What Motherhood Is Really About

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I don’t think I’m the only one who feels this, but lately, motherhood in my 40s seems to come with a new awareness of...

Without Guilt, I Finally Chose Myself

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As a mother, it is so easy to put everyone else’s needs before your own. It’s almost an unspoken rule, one that we would...

Join the Westchester County Mom Contributor Team

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Are you the mom everyone texts for recommendations? The one who always knows the best camp, the hidden playground, the honest take on middle...

Press Play and Escape

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Some people meditate. Some people journal. I press play. Audiobooks have quietly become my sanity saver. Between sports practices, commuting, laundry, and the never-ending mental...

Call Me a Snowplow Parent

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I became a snowplow parent on a literal ski slope, and I still don’t think I should apologize for it. My son wanted to go...

Mom Friends 101

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Feeling a sense of real emotional connections with other women has been crucial to my adult survival as a mom, wife, and woman trying...

Why Don’t We Talk About Birth Stories?

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I realized recently that I don’t actually know my sister’s birth story. I know a highlight or two. A complication that was mentioned in passing....

When All the Stages Collide

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Lately, I have been feeling pulled in a million different directions. I am in that weird stage of life where there are many different...

5 Sanity-Saving Habits for Moms Who Never Stop

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Can we all agree that motherhood is by far the hardest thing we've ever done? Sure, everyone tried to warn us about the "big"...