When my husband and I decided to try to get pregnant, we were a month into the pandemic, I was $120 deep in Sims 4 expansion packs, and he was spending a lot of time whittling a medieval village from foam board. It seemed like the right time to have a baby. The operative word… Read More Are You Ever Really Ready?
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… Read More 5 Things That Suck About Parenting #Unfiltered
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… Read More The World’s Best Quotes About Kids #unfiltered
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.… Read More Awkward Family Photos
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… Read More Top 5 Ways to Drive a Working Mom Crazy
“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… Read More Socks and Shoes: A Love Story
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… Read More 7 Ways Kids Make Your Life Better
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… Read More Experiences of a First-Time Mom (In GIFs)
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… Read More My Day as a Working Mom in GIFs
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… Read More Finding the Funny
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