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Jaime Richards

Being a Child of Divorce Has Shaped the Way I Parent

December 2, 2015 By Jaime Richards

My parents got divorced when I was 8 years old and my brother was 5. What I vividly remember is the four of us sitting on the couch crying after they told us they were separating. My father moved into a decrepit apartment a few miles down the street because that was all he could […]

Filed Under: Parenting

When Baby is Sick, The WHOLE Family Pays

October 18, 2015 By Jaime Richards

When Baby is sick, you can bet it's not just him who will pay. It's a family affair.

When your baby vomits for the first time, it’s scary. He’s obviously upset because this has never happened to him before. He’s in pain from the stomach cramps. Food is clearly going in the wrong direction. And there’s no end in sight. As parents, you are upset because there’s really nothing you can do for […]

Filed Under: Humor, Life, Parenting Tagged With: babies, Parenting, parenting humor, parenting toddlers

How Feeding a Toddler is Like Going into Battle

August 24, 2015 By Jaime Richards

For some reason, meal time in our house is always a battle. Regardless of what is being served. I could bring out a fucking lobster and get the same damn reaction.  Most likely because my son has never eaten lobster before, but I digress. In the past several months, I’ve noticed a pattern has emerged. […]

Filed Under: Humor, Parenting

How Being an Introverted Mom Turned Out OK for Me

July 29, 2015 By Jaime Richards

Being an introverted mom can be difficult when your child needs constant attention. Here's how one mother found that being an introverted mother can actually turn out all right in the end.

I was able to stay home with Ethan after he was born for 7 weeks before finally starting a new job. Those were the hardest 7 weeks of my life. Being responsible for someone so tiny and fragile who needed your every minute was exhausting beyond what I could ever have imagined. Tim and I would take shifts […]

Filed Under: Parenting

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