Self-Care: Don’t Forget the Skin You’re In…
I willingly admit I have spent almost zero time focused on my health since I’ve become a mom. All three of my children had tonsillectomies last year. I have one...
I’ve Separated From My Child’s Mother/Father. Now What?
Seek legal advice early in the process. The end of a relationship can be an emotional and overwhelming time, in and of itself. If you also share a child, or...
All the Single Mamas
I sometimes hear Beyoncé singing a different version of her hit song in my head. It goes like this: All the single mamas! (All the single mamas) All the single...
The Average Mom’s Guide To Dot Journaling, Part 2
The last time we talked, I explained to you that I explored dot journaling last fall as a way to keep the many moving pieces of my life together. I...
The Average Mom’s Guide To Dot Journaling, Part 1
I’m not much for New Years Resolutions. I’ve only made, much less kept, one resolution in my entire life. I resolved to become a mom, but I didn’t know I...
New Year, Same Me
by Maureen Zhao
The ball has dropped. The calendar has turned. The party blowers have been blown. The fireworks have gone off. Resolutions have been chosen. Gym memberships have been made. Trendy diets...
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...
Choose to Lose
The three times a week my little guy has preschool; his oldest brother is also with us for drop-off. I barely have my mom-mobile in park before my eldest unbuckles...
Mary Poppins Is My New Role Model
She flew into town courtesy of an umbrella. She pulled an entire room’s worth of decorations and useful items from her carpet bag, and she danced with abandon on the...
Below Me
I walk through the kitchen and step on a stray Cheerio. Into the dining room and my stockinged feet crunch up a half-eaten cracker. I strip my socks off and...
Dreams of My Late Father
I was walking out the door from an event tonight with my friend when, out of nowhere, we began talking about our dreams of our late fathers. My dad passed...
Finding A Mama Community
“I can’t do this!” I sobbed quietly into the unresponsive night. Both our faces were wet with tears, me and this three-week-old baby, Harvey. Birth and postpartum completely caught me...
