By Rebecca Beck of Orthodox Sunflower It has always been my dream to be a mother of twins. It made me happy when I passed a mother with a twin carriage on the street. I am not sure why I wanted this so much. Perhaps my desire stemmed from my […]
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10 Things I’m Glad Didn’t Exist When I Was Young
I attended undergrad in the early 2000 timeframe when life was easy. Very few people had cellular phones, and we had to take turns sharing the dorm room landline. Ahhh, the simple life. If someone tried to contact you, you could pretend you never got the call, the email, or the letter […]
I Can’t. I Have to Hold the Baby.
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I would love to do whatever it is that you’re doing, or plan on doing, or whatever it is I did before I had the third kid, but I have to hold the baby. Everything now revolves around the world headquarters for life that is my […]
5 Ways to Show Appreciation on Father’s Day (and every day)
In honor of the upcoming Father’s Day holiday, I have compiled a list of five ways to show appreciation to those special dads in your life. Number 1: Do not overpraise them. This makes dads uncomfortable. For example: Four-year-old to father: “Dad, you’re not the best dad ever, but I […]
Why Working Full Time Makes Me a Better Mom
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. I’m a mother and I have a full-time job, not because I have to, but because I want to. Gasp. How dare I, right? How dare I choose my own selfish needs over spending all day with my kids? How dare […]
A Father’s Worst Nightmare: Beach Season
The following is a Sammiches and Psych Meds Featured Post. Featured Posts are intended to introduce readers to other writers we think they would love to follow. Please check out the post, visit the links in the writer’s bio, and be sure to click on the link to the writer’s […]
My Dad Deserves Better Than the World’s Okayest Daughter
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Holley of Chasing Destino I don’t talk about my dad very often. Today might be last time that I write a post about him. I never know how things will go with my dad. When I was growing up and through college, my dad was […]
How Losing My Stomach Made Me Hungry for Life
My name is Amy Oestreicher, and according to doctors, I am a “surgical disaster.” However, at 26, I feel truly blessed. I may not have a stomach, but I sure am hungry for life. It started in 2005 – a week before my senior prom. It was our second night of […]