Greer Caldwell
Confessions of a Normal Mom
I think the term "bad mom" is thrown around a little too lightly nowadays. It's pretty hard to really and truly be a bad mom. Repeatedly and intentionally hurting your child or putting them...
Having It All Together: The Unicorn of Motherhood?
When brainstorming for this post, I turned to the Facebook hive-mind for perspective and was somewhat surprised by the response. Originally I was going to write about how to act like you have it...
A Letter to My Daughter Finishing Kindergarten
You have come the end of your time as a kindergartner. Since you are my firstborn, this has been a year of firsts for both of us. I still remember the breathless, panicky feeling...
Daddy Is Not a Babysitter
Our family follows pretty stereotypical gender role assignments: I stay home with the kids and my husband works outside the home, "winning the bread" to support all of us. He commutes to work every day,...
All the World’s a Stage: Balancing my Hobby with My Family
I learned the value and magic of the performing arts from a very young age. I started taking ballet when I was four. I appeared with my mother in my first opera at about...
Getting My Stitch Fix: How I Started Having More Fun Getting Dressed
It was almost three years ago when the now-familiar brown and turquoise package first appeared on my front door. I had two small children, a body that was changed and changing, and a closet...
Staying in the (Poop) Loop
I could probably tell you the last time four different people pooped. I could also tell you the approximate size, consistency, color and the amount of toilet paper required for clean up of said...
Driving Me Crazy: The Many Jobs of a Mom Behind the Wheel
I was warned about how much driving I would do as a stay-at-home mom. I see the vans with the Mom Taxi bumper sticker or the little army of stick people and I raise...