To whom is not concerned: Sorry, our pod is full. Technically it’s because there’s no space for your judgement. You see me as a white mom, so you…
Teaching my kids table manners is akin to a badger teaching her babies to fly. I’m not saying I have no manners; I’m saying I like to not…
Children are, by nature, curious creatures. Often this curiosity translates into moments of intense embarrassment for their parents. It pretty much starts the moment they enter the world,…
I am a patient person, people commend me on this trait. I have walked into many rooms, to find my children doing the raunchiest things you can ever imagine, and I have kept my cool. “Joey, could you please stop peeing on your baby sister. Thank you, let’s go have a snack,” is an example.
Dear Becky, I don’t know really know you, yet we have a connection now. I just learned that you are pregnant, and of course you and Craig are…
Tonight, I felt myself slip into an all-engulfing hole of despair and hopelessness. Tonight, a picture of a tiny newborn resting in an incubator popped up on my screen.…
I’ve been very open about sharing my children’s pictures on the Internet, to go with various blog posts, memes and pinnable images. But recently, something terrible has happened…
There have been many little boys in the storyline of my life. They have been a mixed bag of babies, toddlers, kids, young men and full grown (but not grown…