My Postpartum Anxiety Story
The first sign was my tired jaw. It must be from pushing during labor, I thought. I didn’t know it was because I spent what little sleep I was getting...
Terrae Weatherman
Buy the Jeans That Fit You Now
Five months postpartum with my second kid and I finally bought a pair of jeans that fit. They arrived in packaging that said, “Yay!” all over them and while I...
My Husband Got a Vasectomy and Survived
Somewhere along the journey of our marriage, my husband and I decided that when we were done having kids that he would be the one to take on birth control...
Gentle Chiropractic Care for Your Baby
Those early weeks of your baby’s life are filled with wonder. You wonder about his personality. You wonder if he has dimples. You wonder if his fussiness is a sign...
Planning for the Average Birth
With Mother’s Day coming up, we’re taking this week to share stories from our own Twin Cities Familys Blog Contributors on how they became mothers. We all have unique stories, and some of...
Writing Your Parenting Goals
At her four-year checkup, my daughter was asked to draw a picture of me. She looked up and studied my features like she’d never seen me before, then proceeded to...
The Magic of the Multi-Family Vacation
I went to Mexico for a week with four kids under three. Sounds like the beginning of a dramatic, cautionary tale, right? It might seem like it at first, but...
Rules of the No Judgment Zone
The No Judgment Zone of Motherhood is pretty simple. You do you. I’ll do me. We both know we’re doing our best and so we don’t judge each other. Right?...
The Story of the Death of My Old Life
The lady with the cards didn’t look like what I pictured a tarot card reader to look like but, perhaps, it was her middle-aged, motherly look that put me at...
Daddy Has Diabetes
When I first started dating my husband, he gravely said that he had something he needed to tell me. I prepared myself for a scene out of a comedy about...
Friends for the Long Haul
I just celebrated a 15-year anniversary with a very special person. A person who has loved me through good times and bad, laughed with me until we’ve cried, and with...
Fit in 20 Minutes? Yes Please!
There is a legendary story involving a college-aged me and my bestie. We declared that if we could manage to work our part time jobs, go to class, study, maintain...
When Mom Goes Back to School: Lessons I’ve Learned
Do you know who hangs out at your local Starbucks at 5am on Saturday and Sunday mornings? Friendly retirees reading their papers, an overworked professional catching up on emails, a...
It’s Your Summer Too
Remember what summers were like pre-children? Yeah, I know, it’s a little foggy for me too. What I do remember is that they seemed to last forever. We weren’t bound...
