By Katie Wadland of EatSleepMomRepeat So I watched the Olympics here and there and I’ve got a few suggestions for events I think might engage the mom crowd a little more. They might just give us the edge we need to medal in one of these things some day. And they’d certainly […]
By Kimmie Fink of Kimmie Fink Consulting According to the moms on the discussion boards, the family bed is a magical place where emotional bonds between baby and parents are nurtured, mom breastfeeds without waking up, baby feels safe and secure, snuggle-filled memories are made, and unicorns crap rainbows. There’s […]
By Kristen Polito of SaltandPeppertheEarth My mom is first and foremost a Pragmatist. Straightforward and matter-of-fact, she doesn’t typically let emotion distract her. I have to assume that these characteristics are innate, for this has been her nature as far back as I recall. Compounding that, it could certainly be argued that […]
By Sheri Schooley of Mommyopoly I am a wife, a stay-at-home mom, a writer, and a comedian. And, finally, after far too long, I am also an advocate for mental health. You see, I am a medicated momma. And I am tired of being ashamed. I have suffered from Obsessive Compulsive […]
By Andrea Rosas Howe of The Howe To Blog My family recently planned and pulled off (ish) a massive outing to our local beach — cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents all put on their sportiest swimwear and their SPF 50 and packed their coolers for a long, hot day by the sea. […]
By Kate Abbott Last night, my son came home in a foul mood. I tried protein and suggested a hot shower, thinking perhaps he was hungry and exhausted from school and track practice. Nothing worked. I flashed back to a story my boys loved when they were babies, called Felix […]
By Diane Landis On the western edge of the San Joachin Valley lies the town of Cantua Creek. Its residents are Mexican farm laborers who live in camps. Their children are brought by bus to Cantua Creek Elementary School. Teaching second grade at Cantua Elementary was my first teaching job. […]
By Shelby Spear of shelbyspear.com So, one biggie rule in writing is cut the clichés. Like all of ‘em. Any attempt to use a hackneyed phrase results in a perturbed voice from the writers’ galaxy: “Oh, hell no.” One biggie rule in parenting is, well, I have no idea. Thing […]