“After two years of tears and frustration, Titus tied his shoes because of a young man named Jay Jay who took the time to teach a little man that he could do it. I snapped a few pictures with tears in my eyes.”
Kind Dick’s Sporting Goods Employee Spends 30 Minutes Teaching Frustrated Boy How To Tie Shoelaces
When Your Teen Asks You To Do Something, Do It As Often As You Can
“Soak up all the spare minutes and memories you can. They’ll only be a teen for a short time, but they’ll be your baby forever.”
Every Year I Run Away With My Family, And It’s Become My Favorite Thing To Do
“They are always there, no matter how old their current versions get or how many inches they tower over me now. And what a gift it is to watch the sweet merging of all those versions of my babies.”
I Gave Birth To My Daughter, And She Died In My Arms Just 6 Days Later Due To Metabolic Disorder
“I exist somewhere between a past I can’t reconcile with a future I don’t want to face. I see you in the stars and in the daisies that you send our way. Not a second goes by I don’t think of you.”
How To Address Gender Bias With Preschoolers
“It is important for children to feel their preferences or choices are okay. No other child (or adult!) has the right to take that from them.”
If Looks Could Heal, His Was The Balm For Our Blended Family
“My stepdaughter’s appearance has always been beautiful and unique. But to her, it was also an often-painful reminder to herself and the world that she was in fact, the outsider in our blended family.”
My Kid Fell Out Of A Second-Story Window, And It Taught Me A Valuable Lesson About Life
“Three years ago, I had a son. And life was never the same.”
Motherhood Is Not A Competition, So Why Compare?
“There’s no prize for the mom who took their child to the most museums. Or still has awesome abs. Or became a CEO while raising two babies.”
Moms Are Not Need A Nap Tired, We’re Need A Village Tired
“I’m supposed to work like I don’t have kids. But, I do have kids. Three of them. Which is why I have to work so much.”
I Adore My Teens, But I Crave Those ‘Little’ Years
“As much as I love being a witness to my kids’ becomings, I grieve the moments swallowed up by the years.”