My kids get more screen time than they should. Because occasionally I need time to get stuff done around the house without being asked what I’m doing a hundred times. But how can you tell if your child is spending too much time on your phone or tablet? Here are […]
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The Day A Swimsuit Almost Killed Me
By Eva Lesko Natiello of writing from the intersection of oops, yikes & awe My objective was to make swimsuit shopping as painless as possible. The environment would be key. I needed a calm store with wide open aisles, soft music, and helpful salespeople. Crawling under a disheveled clothing rack, […]
An Evening With My Bipolar and Autistic Son
By Courtney Barnum of A Legion For Liam Last night was a rough one here at the House of AuSome. Liam got upset with me because he wanted to watch a certain movie and I told him it was inappropriate for him. He got mad. So mad that he shut […]
How Parents Are All a Bunch of Big, Fat Liars
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Lisa Carmody Doiron of elsiekarmadi.wordpress.com Sheesh. Becoming a parent really brings out the big, fat liars in us, doesn’t it? It starts out innocently enough when we declare the park is “closed” and the iPad is “broken.” We vow to stop there and nurture an […]
10 Facts About Divorce When You’ve Married Young
By Jackie Baker When I was 18 years young, I did an incredibly stupid thing at the court house. No, I didn’t get arrested for streaking down the hallway, I didn’t slug the judge in the face for a bad call, I didn’t even try to para-glide off the […]
Yesterday He Was Born. Today I Let Him Go.
By Gina Fenton of Extreme Mom I’m not remotely prepared for my youngest son to graduate high school in a few weeks. I’ve been in emotional denial his entire senior year. Even though I’ve been there and done that—yes, even that—letting go is something I apparently suck at. It feels that, […]
Are You Suffering from Mom-Life Crisis?
In a post I wrote for Sunshine Spoils Milk, I addressed the proverbial elephant in the room: motherhood did not come easy to me. Despite my best intentions and waiting until I was older to consider conceiving, I didn’t simply slip into my newfound role. I had what I affectionately refer […]
20 Signs You’re a Parent Who’s SERIOUSLY Sleep Deprived
You knew having a child meant saying goodbye to sleep. Everyone with a voice box couldn’t wait to tell you this the moment you announced your pregnancy. What you didn’t know, though, is exactly how deep the trenches of sleep deprivation extended. Wondering if you’ve hit the bottom? A big […]