Every now and then I will stalk visit the social media profiles of the tweens and teens in my life. They try to hide a lot of dirt through acronyms and slang, but I’m not that old. I get it. One day I came across one popular acronym that really made me cringe. TBH. To…
Mommy guilt seems to be synonymous with parenting these days. Some moms have an ideal of what kind of parent they want to be and are constantly monitoring their actions to make sure they measure up. I admit, I was one of those moms plagued by mommy guilt, and if I’m being completely honest, at…
Play dates have been a Godsend for my children and I. My husband and I both went away to college and it just made more financial sense to stay where we went to school as opposed to returning to our home town. The drawback to this is that all our friends and family live three-and-half hours away….
When my son was younger, getting him to make any decision was like pulling teeth. Each morning I would ask him what he wanted for snack at school. Without fail, it would take him at least ten minutes to answer. After a while I stopped asking and he got whatever I chose. Now that he…
The nights are getting cooler and the days shorter. That can only mean one thing, summer is coming to an end and it’s almost time for the kids to go back to school. There are some children who look forward to going back to school and reconnecting with friends, while others dread the thought of…
When I got my daughter’s acceptance letter to Pre-K, I’ll admit, I was excited. I enjoy being home with my daughter, but it’s been a long four years of dedicating my days to her. My life has been centered around Nick Jr. and playdates at the park for longer than humanly tolerable. I find myself…
Recently I watched a video clip of the hit HLN show Nancy Grace in which Ms. Grace discussed a case where a baby sitter is accused of allegedly bragging about sexually assaulting a child in text messages to her boyfriend. Ms. Grace leads into the story by informing viewers that the babysitter holds a Master’s…
I made the decision to have our children co-sleep with us the minute they came home from the hospital. Not because I subscribe to any particular parenting philosophy, but simply because that’s what my mom did with me. She was a single mom at nineteen living with her grandmother. There was limited space so she…
Once upon a time I prayed and asked God for a baby. My prayers were answered and I was blessed with the most amazing child. I remember holding my son for the very first time and staring in awe that something so perfect happened to me. He looked so fragile and my instinct was to…
My children spend more time playing on my phone than I do! There is always some new app they want to fidget with or some show on Netflix that apparently looks much better on my tiny S4 screen. I will admit, when we are out and about, I tend to give the kids my phone…