To My Spirited Child: I Am Sorry
If I had a dollar for every time someone has said, “you sure have your hands full,” regarding my 4-year-old daughter, I would be a millionaire. I used to...
Cholestasis: A Dangerous Itch
by Kim
There are two kinds of pregnant women: those who glow and those who grow. The glowers love being pregnant. Their pregnancies are magical and sparkly. They wear their normal pants...
The Troubling Truth About Secondary Infertility
I was 21 when I got pregnant with my first. We decided we wanted a baby and I got a positive test on our first try. This was exactly what...
20 Signs You’re Probably the Parent of a Toddler
by Amber
Toddlers. They’re adorable, they’re cranky, they’re hilarious, and living with them is unlike any other roommate you’ll ever have. One thing is for sure: there’s never a dull moment when...
To the Twin Mom in Her First Year
by Amber
Hello, twin mom. You are in the midst of one of the most demanding but incredible years of your life. I know this because I’ve been there. The day I...
Crop Tops Are For Moms, Too
by Alison Lee
Yes, we’re heading into the fall season. Yes, you’re a mom. Yes, you might feel insecure. Yes, you might be unsure how you can pull it off. But yes, you...
So Your Kid Has a Weird Name
by Daci Platt
You’re not going to spell her name right, so you might as well just call her, “the baby.” Confession: We gave our daughter a weird name. It’s not, like, celebrity weird....
Potty Training Sticker Chart
by Ami
Poop. It is never pleasant to deal with in a diaper, but I can tell you that it is much worse in little [girls] cotton undies. We recently took...
Parenting a Strong-Willed Child
by Nealy
They say parents can determine their child’s personality within the first week of life. As a mother of three small children, I have found this to be true. When my...
When Dad’s in Charge
by Amber
This is what life looks like when dad takes care of the kids. The other morning I came downstairs to find my twin toddlers sitting on top of the table....
What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me
by Marielle
I felt a bit blindsided by motherhood. I’m just being honest. Judge if you will. But like I said… blindsided. As soon as I found out I was expecting, people started giving me advice....
30 Ways To Encourage A New Mom
by Amber
I’ll never forget that moment when I suddenly “got it.” As I stared for hours on end at my newborn baby boy, I remember also spending a good chunk of...
5 Ways to Sidestep End of Summer Sadness
by Alison Lee
It happens every single year and somehow it still manages to catch us off-guard and leave us in a semi-state of end-of-summer sadness. If you’re feeling the disappointment, you’re not...
I’m a scheduling disaster
Nowadays, I feel like I’m scheduling, rescheduling, and then sometimes canceling things left and right. My usual organized self felt like a scheduling disaster....
