Tag: Parenting
The Guilt of Mothering After Miscarriage
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...
When Motherhood Feels Heavy
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...
Parenting With Anxiety When Your Kids Are the Trigger
The guilt I am ridden with as I write this post is consuming me. To think that my beautiful children that I waited a...
10 Keys to Academic Success for Military Kids — Part 2
Being a secondary education teacher, I have a soft spot in my heart for the struggles our military kids endure, and how they relate...
When the Bickering is Too Much: Sibling Edition
After only one week of summer break, my sanity was definitely being tested.
Please tell me I wasn't the only mom feeling like that.
Sibling Love
I...
Parenting in a Villageless Society
Finding your way when a village doesn't exist
Perhaps it's one of those nostalgic, rose-colored glasses perspectives, but it often feels like the days when parents...
How My Breast Pump Helped My Marriage
Remember when marriage was a blissful and simple? When it was just the two of you spending the whole weekend together vegging out, going...
In Defense of Technology: We Hear about Addiction, What About the...
I recently watched a video that was floating around Facebook and it was titled “Hard-Hitting Nature Valley Ad Shows the Terrifying Side of Kids...
The Reasons You NEED Alone Time (and How to Get it)
Tonight, I did one of my favorite things: I went to see a movie by myself. All by myself. I like to pick a...
If Tomorrow Never Comes: A Letter To My Son On His...
Recently, my neighbor passed away after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was only in her early forties and left behind a husband...
A Traveler’s Guide to Military Resorts and Recreation Centers
When you are juggling deployments, moves, and job changes, finding time to take a family vacation can be challenging. But research suggests that spending...
Motherhood: The Greatest Gift I Wasn’t Even Sure I Wanted
As I’ve written before, I came to motherhood late in the game. My husband and I celebrated our eleventh anniversary a few months before...