By Kristen Polito I’d been scheduled for a doctor’s appointment that was meant to address the ongoing pain and lack of mobility in my left hip. The persistent injury was at its worst last January, preventing me from even walking normally, much less going out for a run. At the […]
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The Walking Dead: It’s OK to Mourn the Loss of a Fictional Character, Right?
By Shya Gibbons of Vintage Dreams With A Modern Twist Warning: This post contains minor series spoilers of past The Walking Dead seasons. Part of my biography states that I binge watch television series and become overly attached to fictional characters. I am not downplaying how serious I am about […]
Children Listen to Every Word We Say
By Kathy Radigan of My Dishwasher’s Possessed “Little pitchers have big ears” is a phrase I remember my mother saying often when I was a little kid. She usually said it when she was on the phone and my sisters and I were playing at the table or when she […]
Could I Please Pee in Peace? As a Mom, It’s Not Likely.
By Danielle Dayney of danielledayney.com I quickly and quietly shut the door, sit on the porcelain seat, and gather my wad of white paper. I exhale loudly and shrug my shoulders, trying to relax because a moment of silence is worth more than gold in my house. But instead of […]
The Second Best Thing About Having a Baby
Ask any mom you know what the most amazing moment of their life was and they will all say it was the birth of their baby. Every single mom will name this single moment as the earth shattering greatest…HANDS DOWN nothing tops it. Whether you dreamed about the mommy moment […]
Dear Mom: Dinner Really Isn’t That Hard
By Barrie Bismark of Daily Dump Dear Mom, You may think that dinner time is exhausting, chaotic, and frustrating. I see you secretly wiping away those tears as all hell breaks loose every single day. I feel bad for being a large part of your dinner time drinking…so, I wanted […]
Guide to Pumping Breast Milk at Work
By DW McKinney Congratulations! You have the exciting job of being a mother and a productive member of the workforce. As you embark on new adventures full of near exhaustion, don’t forget to maintain the proper nutritional habits for your little one. Enter the breast pump! Initially invented to punish […]
A Letter to My Biological Father
By Danielle Dayney of danielledayney.com Dear Biological Father, I have every right to hate you. Most children need their daddies, and growing up I was no different. But I hated my weekend visits to your apartment after mom divorced you. Alone, I would stare blankly out of the small window with tear-stained […]