A Letter to My Mom
by Annie
Hey Mom, You became a mother a day shy of 35 years ago. You became a grandmother nearly five years ago. You are reliably great in both roles. Your grandkids are...
Raising Kids in a Gender Neutral Family
When I was pregnant with each of my children, everyone wanted to know whether the baby was a boy or a girl, including me and my husband. For some reason,...
Detachment Parenting
by Annie
My partner and I have long joked that we practiced attachment parenting for the first six months of our kids’ lives, then switched to detachment parenting! We thought we were...
Raising Grateful Kids
by Annie
Let’s get a few things cleared up right away. My kids are awesome. My kids are not angels. With that out in the open, I am proud of the fact...
{NEW PARK HOP ANNOUNCEMENT!} Rich Valley in Inver Grove Heights
Blow bubbles with Twin Cities Familys Blog and Jesse Bergland – Northwestern Mutual at the Rich Valley Athletic Complex on Monday, June 27th, 2016 from 10am-12pm! Bubbles and cool treats will be provided! Bring a...
Beauty Is A Noun
by Annie
From the backseat I heard her say: “I’m not beautiful Mommy.” My heart sank. And I knew I had this chance, and maybe only this chance, to help her understand...
Raising a Son with Two Moms
by Annie
When our son was born, I noticed a few arched eyebrows. Without saying it, they conveyed their opinion: “how are these two moms going to raise *gasp* a SON?” (Mind...
The Baby Weaning Blues
by Annie
I think my son would have breastfed until he was five. Going into breastfeeding when he was first born, I intended to let him self-wean. He latched right on within...
Why I Unplugged the Baby Monitors
by Annie
I wasn’t keen on getting one when we had our first born, but then a generous friend gifted us a video monitor. Turns out, it was awesome! I could watch our sweetly...
One of Those Weeks
by Annie
It’s been one of those weeks. I have an equal number of clean, unfolded clothes in laundry baskets as dirty. My floors have more dirt, dust, food and dog hair...
The Sounds of Motherhood
by Annie
As a young kid I remember hearing adults say “your mom has eyes in the back of her head” – implying that she could see everything I did so I should be wary. Those...
Embrace the Differences
by Annie
June is national Pride month. In the Twin Cities, Pride culminates the weekend of June 26, with the parade on Sunday. Aside from being an awesome family-friendly event in Loring...
21+ hours later…
by Annie
It glared at me – 21 hours, 20 minutes of total drive time. Increase that by at least 30% when you add in a three year old, a 10 month old...
Mothers’ Day with Two Moms
by Annie
In our family, every day is a day to high-five an awesome mother. There are two of us after all. So when the official holiday comes around, it is really a celebration...
