Alright, alright, I’m starting this post with the requisite I absolutely love being a parent and wouldn’t change that for anything. That is totally true – I love my girl more than anything in the world and would do anything for her. BUT – there are still some aspects of parenting that make me want
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Being a parent is equal parts insanity and bliss. On one hand, you’re completely in awe of your kids, and on the other you feel like you’ve gone over the edge. I walk that line. Sometimes I’m the fun, life-of-the-party mom, and sometimes I’m the screaming banshee. You too? It’s good to know I’m not
Ever since my second son was born at the beginning of this year, I’ve been dying to get professional family photos taken. You know the ones I’m talking about: Mom, Dad, and kids all in classically generic poses, beaming at the camera, dressed embarrassingly alike. Yeah, I wanted that, in all of its cheesy glory.
Perhaps that title should read “crazier” because “crazy” is already the defining characteristic of my life. Wait, I know…top 5 ways to send a working mom OVER THE EDGE. 1. Notes home Got a note home from camp about my son not having a napkin in his lunch today. Seriously. A napkin. For my 8-year-old son who
“You always tell me what to do! You never listen to me!” I thought I had years before I heard this statement being screamed at me by an emotional girl. But that’s the phrase of the week coming from my 6-year old. Lately, she has been pushing all of my buttons. I feel like I’m
We already know all the things that make parenthood miserable. They all seem to focus on what you’re lacking: lack of sleep, lack of sex, lack of money, lack of freedom, etc… But what most essays about becoming parents miss is the benefits of having kids – and I’m not talking about the obvious, “My
How it feels to meet your baby for the first time: When you take your baby home, open the door and walk inside, then wonder what you’re suppose to do now: When there is just SO.MUCH.CRYING: When you encounter your baby’s first poopy diaper blowout: When your partner wants to “get busy” for the first
Image Credit Husband leaves at 5:45 AM, toddler wakes up at 5:46 AM: Image Credit Give myself a quick pep talk, hunger games style: Image Credit Spend the next hour and a half entertaining said toddler and somehow trying to get dressed and make my lunch. There’s usually a lot of this: Image Credit With
Caroline is three. If you have, or have had, or have possibly even come in contact with a three-year-old, you know they can be, um, challenging. There’s the why? Why? Why?’s, the Jekyll and Hyde mood swings, and the über annoying, even dreaded tantrums – watch out for the spinning head and projectile green pea
