“I poured a lot of myself into family life this past year with some beautiful results and some really crappy ones. Resolutions are a promise to yourself, and I’m starting now.”
‘When COVID-19 first broke, I was a 44-year-old woman pregnant with my first child.’: Mom shares shift to being a stay-at-home mom, importance of resolutions
‘She said, ‘I know I shouldn’t complain, because as you know…it could always be worse.’ Wait a second. What?’: Special needs mom says ‘my son is not your worst-case scenario’
“His life comes with challenges, but his existence, his life, is not worse.”
Dear Daughter, Kindness Doesn’t Always Come First
“You’ll find yourself in situations where it’s better to tuck away an open hand and lay down an iron fist. I hope you learn to trust your gut. Because as long as you choose your words wisely and with good intentions, you will never fall short.”
Why I’m Done Explaining My Decisions
“I’m through with unnecessary excuses and apologies and rationalizations for the choices I believe are best for ME.”
‘My circle may be small, but the love is big.’: Mom shares importance of having supportive friends
“Once I became pregnant, I realized who my true friends were.”
‘I hated my life, hated being different. I’d hit rock bottom, to the point where I didn’t want to live anymore.’: Mom survives sexual assault, toxic marriage to find self-love
“This little baby woke up a dormant side of me I had been too afraid to show to the world. I knew then that I couldn’t be the best mom to my child by living in fear. It was time for me to learn to live authentically.”
The Life Of A Stay-At-Home Mom: ‘Today I Quite Literally Cried Over Spilt Milk’
“It broke me, but it wasn’t why I sat in my car and cried like a big fat baby.”
‘She’s not a tally on the task list. She’s who I’m doing it for.’: Mom shares turning mundane tasks into magical moments for kids
“It doesn’t have to be a chore. The cleaning, the mundane daily master list… that’s the experience.”
Parenting Feels Like An Open Invitation For Criticism
“When I became a mom, I was shocked by the amount of unsolicited advice I received. The mommy shaming train took off the second I got pregnant.”
‘I spent all day making this happen for him. But instead of excitement and joy, there was panic, anger, regret, sorrow, and rejection.’: Mom works through the trauma of adoption
“I knew that moving his bedroom was a risk to my ‘parent of the year’ title, but I needed to test the waters of the ‘handling change’ part of his brain.”