By Estelle Erasmus Father’s Day is the time to honor our fathers. The older our dads get, the more we may feel compelled to make it a Hallmark moment (and probably will), but that puts a lot of pressure on us, doesn’t it? So let’s assess the situation and reveal […]
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What Do Men REALLY Want for Father’s Day?
By Heather LeRoss of Tipsy Tiaras With (the hell that was) Mother’s Day still fresh in my mind and Father’s Day looming, I began to wonder what my husband wanted for Father’s Day. Our situation is a bit different in that this is our second marriage and we both have […]
Things I Wouldn’t Say to My Daughters (Because I Wouldn’t Say Them to My Sons)
By Melissa Janisin of Goodness Madness If you’ve ever been denied something because you were a girl, then you know how it feels. Stunning, not only because you’re prohibited from getting it, but also because you’ve found yourself requesting such a thing in the first place. This was exactly the position […]
I Don’t Think Parenting Is Miserable—I Actually Love It
By Vedavati M. of The Cultural Misfit As a first-time parent, I expected the worst. During my pregnancy and right after birth, there were a lot of “warnings” about the havoc my little monster would create. How I wouldn’t be able to function without sleep, how she would suck the […]
17 Ways I’m a Worse Mom Than You
By Amanda Elder of Stay-at-Home Panda Have you guys ever read I Heart My Little A-Holes? If not, you should. It’s light, fun, and easy to relate to. The author, Karen Alpert, refers to her kids as poop machines, enhances her stories with crude, colorful language, and has chapters like […]
Wait A Minute, Where Did I Go? (Learning That I am Enough)
By Quenby Schuyler of Q’s Kitchen I am sitting in the bathroom after a big blowout with my husband. Somewhere between the baby, the blowout, and this bathroom it occurred to me that I may have lost myself. The lack of sleep, the crusted clothing covered in spit-up, my mommy muffin […]
Things I Tell My Kids But WANT to Tell Adults
By Megan Peterson of Life Trumps Fiction “I am going to close my eyes and pretend you didn’t say that and give you a chance to make it right.” It rolled off of my brain’s tongue like spit-up from a reflux-y infant’s mouth. No, I didn’t say it out loud. […]
I’m Not Sorry for Formula Feeding
By Jocelyn Rowe Remember that one time when you applied to have your child enrolled in that private elite preschool program only to have them rejected because they weren’t breastfed? Or that time when your 5-year-old came home crying when no one would play with him on the playground because […]