Last week our cat passed away suddenly from congestive heart failure. Her loss was the icing on the cake of what has been...
  Dear food allergy parent, I see you at new parent orientation. I see you sink down a little in your seat as the teacher tells...
Although miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant mortality have occurred throughout history, it wasn’t until 1988 that President Ronald Reagan designated the month of October to...
The day I decided to not give a flying you-know-what about what others thought of my parenting skills, was the day I became a...
There's nothing like a job search to make me feel underqualified and undervalued. As a military spouse who has moved five times in the...
As a breastfeeding mother, I've had my fair share of inappropriate comments, questions and unsolicited advice. Sometimes I've been dumbfounded. Rarely I've been mad. But...

When Motherhood Feels Heavy

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Motherhood is unlike anything else. I know that sounds incredibly cliche, but it's true. It's more than a job. It's more than a position...
  "Sometimes you feel foolish, even look foolish, but you do the thing anyway.” –Gus, The Go Giver   She’s beautiful, collected, approachable and she's oozing self-confidence. Her...
The guilt I am ridden with as I write this post is consuming me. To think that my beautiful children that I waited a...
Long before we got pregnant, I knew I’d be a boy mom.  Not just any boy mom, a #boymom. You know what I’m talking...

A Poem for Postpartum Moms

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So you just had a baby… I think it counts within a year! Our lives are probably similar I am here to say, “Have no fear!”   You’re not...
I cried at Chick-fil-A today. I went there to eat my feelings, but instead I ended up making everyone around me exceptionally uncomfortable.  I fully...

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Between Headlines and Homework

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March 2026 The morning starts like any other. I pour coffee while my oldest inspects the level of toasting on his toast. I sigh, roll...