“If I met someone whose child did therapy 5 times a week, I would feel like I wasn’t doing enough. If my son responded to a vintage toy at therapy, I would be at the second-hand shop hoping to score one. If someone said pudding in the tub helped their child eat orally, I would march upstairs to try it.”
‘There’s a fine line between pushing him to be someone he’ll never be, and supporting him in the person he’s meant to become.’: Special needs mom says ‘we can’t do it all’
I Love My Kids Fiercely, But That Doesn’t Mean I Must Love Parenting
“As a society, we need to start validating and supporting moms when they feel overwhelmed instead of telling them to choke their feelings down, plaster on a smile, and be positive.”
‘Well, if my parents didn’t do this, I wouldn’t have this issue today.’ No growth comes from that mindset.’: Woman on healing journey urges others to give parents grace after losing mom
“Yes, I wish a lot of hard times hadn’t happened because it hurt, but it hurt me enough to say, ‘I will not do this to my kids’ and pushed me in a way I could have never been pushed without living through it.”
Dear Mom Of A Big Kid, They Still Need You
“It’s easy to assume the older they get the less they need you. They just need you differently.”
17 Things This Mom Wishes She Knew Before Becoming A Parent
“I wish they would have told me about how long it took to heal. And what it felt like when everyone was holding the baby and nobody was holding me.”
‘Why do I include ‘mom’ in my professional bios? Because these two are with me every step I take.’: Mom shares how her children are an integral part of her professional identity
“You don’t have to put mom in your professional bio. Not required in the least! But if you do, I just want to say thanks. Because someone else out there might really need to see it. To know you carry little hearts in your heart, and around your ankles, too.”
‘I’m so tired from holding space, from holding tight, from holding it in.’: Mom shares candid motherhood burn out
“I’m calculating how much screen time is acceptable. I’m planning a swift bedtime routine, a quick escape. I want to longingly sink into my own sheets, the cotton becoming my second skin.”
‘We received a letter. My daughter had some measurements at school and they concluded my daughter was overweight. SHE’S FOUR.’: Angry mom urges ‘let children to be children’
“I WANT her to be a child. I WANT her to not give a flying f–k about her weight. Or her size. Or her figure.”
‘Turning Red teaches kids not to listen to their parents.’: Mom reacts to ‘controversial’ themes in new Pixar movie
“Cinderella disobeyed her stepmother to go to a ball. Ariel in The Little Mermaid traded her voice for legs behind her father’s back. Nemo in Finding Nemo goes out into the open Ocean to touch a ‘butt’ after specifically being told about the dangers of being out in the open.”
‘Hey Instagram, please show me more of this – more mess, more clutter, more laundry and dishes. I want to see reality.’: Mom urges ‘life is a little more beautiful when it’s imperfect’
“Show me the kids running amuck seconds before the camera snapped the perfect Kodak moment. Show me the dishes piled high in the sink because you spent the entire morning being present with your children rather than cleaning up.”