Eating Like the French
by Laura Senske
Scene: Toddler looks at plate with vegetable on it, decides she doesn’t like it. Mom: “Delicious! It looks so delicious!” Toddler: “No.” Mom: “I want you to take a bite.”...
Homeschool How-To
by Meghan Yancy
We are going on year 6 of homeschooling and it is everything I’ve wanted it to be and a whole lot of what I never expected. For us, the biggest...
I Broke up with My Laundry
by Erin Statz
Laundry is my number one nemesis as a mom. It’s just the most overwhelming, tedious and time-consuming thing that controls my life. I absolutely hate it. Yes, I do have...
Back-to-School Jitters
Now that back-to-school is around the corner, you’re probably prepping for the big first day. School supplies? Check. New tennis shoes? Check. Fall clothes? Check. As every mom knows, that...
A Letter to My (More) Rested Self
by Amber Harder
Hey there. I’ve noticed you have been looking a little bit more rested lately so I wanted to have a chat before too much time has passed. I didn’t want...
Counting Motherhood
I keep a lot of numbers in my head. One is the number of pink lines I was expecting. I was ready for that disappointment. But first one and then...
Get Off the Sidelines: Participating in Sports with Kids
Some background: I didn’t grow up doing team sports. My Latina mother encouraged ballet, swimming, gymnastics, cheerleading, even track. She scoffed at the idea of women playing soccer, field hockey,...
5 Steps to Help Babies Sleep Through the Night
Maybe I was blessed with a good sleeper. Or maybe we got lucky in guessing how to get our son to sleep. Either way, something we are doing has worked. ...
Do I Love You Enough?
by Amber Harder
My family is formed through both adoption and birth. We adopted from Ethiopia first, then I gave birth to two more children. My relationship with my oldest daughter is complex...
The Tired Mama That CAN!
Monotony. It’s a big part of parenting. We live by our routines and adhere to the tiring repetition we often feel bound by. I have a vivid memory of when...
The No Thank You Bite
Our twins had just turned four when it began. I set their green and pink plastic plates in front of them and that was their cue: “I don’t like this.”...
Get in the Game with Post Cereals this Summer
by Brianna
Pre-K soccer is the best entertainment. You know how these four-year old soccer games go… you have the mass of players moving in a blob formation from one end of...
A Smile Goes A Mile
I remember it clearly. It was the middle of the night. I had just finished a doozy of a diaper change. He was lying there just chillin’ on the fuzzy...
