My Biggest Fear: What if My Child Doesn’t Make Friends
For the first four years of my son’s life, he happily played with a built in-group of friends: kids of our friends, a network of cousins and a very small...
A Letter From My 18 Year Old Self
by Leah Pihlaja
It’s interesting to be in this position… To reserve time to glance at each of the years we’ve tackled together… 10 long years. It’s funny because each set back and...
Winning the Lottery {When You’re a Mom}
by Annie
I heard some people won a lot of money in the lottery. Like billions of dollars all together, which is simply absurd and pretty unimaginable. (Not that I wouldn’t accept...
How Not to Potty Train Your Kids
I have four boys. At this moment they are all wearing underwear. And all of them are under 18. Victory! However, I won’t say they are “potty trained” because we...
New Support Group for Twin Cities Teen Moms
One of our biggest goals is for you to always find community within our resources. No mother should have to go it alone, and all moms need support, which is...
Twin Cities Familys Blog: Celebrating 2 Years!
Happy Birthday! Okay, maybe it’s not YOUR birthday, but we are thrilled to be celebrating two years since the day we officially launched Twin Cities Familys Blog! It’s not nearly...
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...
She Is A NICU Nurse
by Leah Pihlaja
She administered IVs, sticks and pokes. She consoled my baby and whispered how sorry she was. She saw my heart break through the tears each time. She unplugged my baby of...
Take Heart! Hope for the Newly Diagnosed Thyroid Cancer Patient
by Maureen Zhao
Dear Friend, I am so sorry. You didn’t ask for this, and you probably didn’t see this coming. Scared. Upset. Alone. None of us feel ready to face this type of...
How to Survive Being Sick and Being Mom
by Kate Awsumb
Last winter, I was sitting in my five-week-old’s nursery chair pumping, cooing at her in her Rock ‘N’ Play at my feet, when it hit: that sudden flippy, floppy, churny...
New Year’s Resolutions for the Working Mom
by Annie
I’m a mom to two rambunctious youngsters, and I work full time. Sometimes you just have to leave clean laundry in the hamper for a few days. I know myself...
A Mom’s Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas And my house is a mess I should start to clean it But I’m not; I confess! I’m too tired, I want wine There’s just...
She-Ra Standing: A Semi-Stubborn, Cutting-it-Close Christmas Birth Story
by Kate Awsumb
It was a verifiable miracle: Somehow I woke up on Christmas morning able to cram my 40-weeks-pregnant belly into my festive footie pajamas and zip them up. Even though it...
Dear Santa, I’ve Been Good
by Leah Pihlaja
Dear Santa, There’s no need to send Buddy the Elf or that weird little one from Barnes and Noble that creates havoc in my house each and every morning. I’ll lay...
