As the reality of being an only child has sunk in for my 7-year old, she often will ask us if we can go get her a brother or a sister to play with. “Can we go to the store and adopt a kid?” (Note to self: explain adoption to Zoey.)  She says she’s lonely.… Read More The Sibling Experiment

Most parents get the obligatory “I HATE YOU!” from their kid at some point. Some get it when the kid is in the throes of the fucking fantastic fours and obstinance and tantrums are a way of life. Some get it from their angst-y tweens, who usually punctuate it with a slammed door. So far,… Read More “You Don’t Love Me!” …AS IF.

Tomorrow is the last day of school for both my daughter and my husband. It’s mostly a joyous time of the year for all of us. Mostly. So many things are going to be changing that I see a storm building on the horizon. Kids and change are like cats and baths: They get through it,… Read More Things Change

When you become a parent, you are a little like Yoda. You have all this knowledge and all these lessons you want to pass on to your offspring. There’s a lot riding on your ability to raise a good grown-up. You want them to learn from your successes, but maybe more importantly, you don’t want… Read More Lessons There Will Be

I could see the wheels turning in her mind as I looked back at her in my rearview mirror. Sometimes, I forget she can read. Two minutes later, as what she read had rolled around in her mind a little, she asked me, “Mommy, what does ‘Hungry and Homeless’ mean?” Isn’t it funny that these… Read More Sharing the Blessings

It took me a long time to decide that I wanted to become a mom. As a child, I was never even a good mom to my dolls.  I still remember that my aunt had serious concerns. My cousin’s dolls would be placed sweetly in their little doll cribs and mine would be tossed ass over… Read More I Don’t Like Being a Mom #unfiltered

For the past few (or…five) winters, my husband and I have talked about making the improvements to our house in order to put it on the market. We have a considerable amount of projects to start before we can even think about breaking even on this deal. (Yay economy!) The sheer thought of where to… Read More The Greater Good

I sat in the darkened theater, watching “Cinderella” this weekend. It was the scene-no spoilers here, we all know the story-where Cinderella’s cruel stepfamily had left her behind, in torn rags, face streaked with tears. Then along comes her Fairy Godmother and everything changes. I saw tears dry with the swoosh of a magic wand… Read More Fairy Godmothers

I have a killer surprise planned for my daughter. I’m taking her to Disney World this weekend! I know, right? I’ve been dying to tell her but I’m not going to tell her until the day we leave. She’s going to lose her mind. Or not. You can never tell with 6-year olds. I’ll have… Read More A Surprise Vacation

I need an assistant. I would get so much more done and have a clear mind to be present-actually BE in the moment-if someone would just take care of all the stuff on my to-do list. A while back, I posted a list of what every Super Mom needs. I think I’m done with trying to… Read More The Mom-tourage