Tag: challenges of parenting

A Day in the Life of a Depressed Momma 

6am: Alarm goes off. Feeling a little off and don’t quite have the energy to put limbs outside of the covers. 6:30am: Throw out intentions...

You are Enough, Momma

“I’m the good mom.” “No, I’m the good mom.” “Take it back!” “Never! You’ll never be as good as me!!!” Imagine two moms duking it out over their...
Thank You Dear Friend

Thank You Dear Friend

We moved into our house when I was seven months pregnant. I didn't know a soul and was hours from my own family. While...

Quit Leaving Your Kid in the Car

Leave your judgments at the end of this next statement and read on with an open mind. I left my two-year-old buckled in her...

This Parenting Stuff is Harder than I Thought

I imagined holding hands, wearing matching sundresses and frolicking through a meadow...motherhood. What a cold splash of water to my daydreams. My daughter wears...

Do Not Be Afraid to Ask For Help

My daughter is beautiful, strong, funny, and smart. She is also headstrong, stubborn, strong-willed, independent, and defiant. I do not say those things lightly....
When Your Child Tries to Divide and Conquer Her Parents

When Your Child Tries to Divide and Conquer…Her Parents

I'm sure most of you married you opposite, your other half; for my husband and I that's exactly the case. I'm city, he is country....