Just give it time.

When I was newly post-partum with my first baby, I remember frantically texting my best friend about all the anxiety, the exhaustion, and the angry baby I was trying to soothe around the clock – I just couldn’t do it. Luckily for me, she had already been through this and had some sage words of

Fear of the unknown

You know exactly where this post is going, don’t you? I’d be willing to bet that the title “Fear of the unknown” alone was enough to indicate to you that COVID-19 was involved. Whether you air on the side of “It’s fine! Everything is FINE!” or “Prepare immediately and hunker down” – I think we

Yesterday wasn’t your day – but it was theirs.

If you’ve been anywhere on the internet, television or radio today, then you’ve heard about the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter and several other passengers aboard a helicopter.  Every time something as utterly unexpected and saddening as the death of someone at a young age occurs, my heart goes two places: the

Guilt gets you nowhere.

Sometimes I really, truly wish I were one of those people that could read stuff that lights me on fire and move along. Most of the time, I’m just not. It is especially challenging for me to move along when it involves some degree of parenting shaming. Honestly, I don’t care if you breastfeed your

Dear Devastated Mama

Dear Devastated Mama, I can’t imagine your pain. It goes without saying that I hope I never have to feel your pain, of course. As it stands, I have safe and healthy children, and I still find myself lying awake terrorized by the “what ifs” and the possibility that their health may ever be out

When did Motherhood burn me out?

When I think back to my childhood, I remember at least one phase of my life that consisted of endlessly playing with baby dolls. It was with both joy and comfort that I selected their outfits, rocked them to sleep, and carried them through every inch of my house. When my baby doll “cried” I

Dear Friend: Thank you.

Friendship is one of those things in life that is far from black and white and nearly impossible to define – mostly because it means and looks different to nearly everyone.  Perhaps you’ve had the same circle of friends since elementary school. Conversely, maybe your group of friends has changed right along with the seasons

Love beyond likes

In a world saturated with social media and reality television, love has been defined with grandiose demonstrations and extravagant displays all laid out in an effort to be “goals”. It’s one carefully filtered picture after the next in an effort to prove to a following of strangers exactly how glamorous love is.  The only problem

Parenting Timeout

This past weekend, I had to take my first “Mommy timeout” in a while. You know those times, when each child is challenging you in a different way and you’re running on empty and need to regroup before you are featured in the next episode of snapped? That’s when a mommy/daddy timeout becomes a thing. 

Life Lessons

I always thought that witnessing my children understand a “big concept” that I’ve been working with them on would be a proud, sweet moment. We preach “kindness” and “inclusion” and “love” and then just kind of wait for our kids to understand the big picture. So, naturally during the 472927 times a day I was