Tag: challenges of parenting

If you were to spot me and my kids out and about on any given Saturday morning, you'd see the following: my three-year-old either...

When you became a mom did you feel like you lost a part of yourself? I hear that often from mom friends, but it’s...

“Mom knows best.” We’ve all heard it, some have set up camp on the phrase, and others roll their eyes at the saying. But...

This is me, at the base of a mountain looking into shame and seeing how it affects my parenting. I see kids who have...

We all have those moments in mommyhood where we question ourselves. Did I give the right advice? Did I give the right punishment for...

You see a tiny toddler pitching a fit; a pre-teen rolling their eyes; a teenager spinning their car tires after you shortened their curfew...

...there are a few HARD NOs that I decided long before I dated, got married and had children that actually stuck. My stance never waivered on certain deal breakers and absolutes. These rules are 110% true today with two kids as they were before I even gave birth.

I watched my friend’s profile as she spoke. The subtle way she bowed her head. Her nearly translucent eyelashes blinking away the afternoon sunlight....

There came a day when I had to admit: I hate exercising. The exercisers and instructors, I did not hate. They seemed so passionate...

There are deep, valuable lessons at each stage of life despite seemingly menial tasks that should just be grasped onto. Still, I find myself...