Motherhood is changing your clothes seven times a day because your newborn won the silver medal in spitting up. Motherhood is changing your clothes four times a day because your outfit is considered a giant kleenex. Motherhood is throwing caution to the wind and just heading out into the world […]
By Nicole Johnson of Suburban Sh*t Show: Tales from the Tree-Lined Trenches Yes, it is almost summer, and for parents with children between the ages of four to six, it is tee ball season, the embryonic stage of America’s favorite pastime. Sure, seeing your child in an over sized t-shirt in […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Audrey Sanchez of Two Dogs, One Cat and a Baby I recently made the transition from full-time working mom to stay at home parent (SAHP), and here’s the real deal: it’s been really hard. To be clear, both roles are really freaking hard – staying at home […]
Just after our oldest, Alister, was born, some friends of ours were telling us about how their son had managed to take his diaper off in the middle of the night, dip his hand in it, and paint the walls with his own excrement without them knowing until morning. Mr. […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Seventy-four. The number of new terms I’ve come across since the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder was placed on my child. And the list keeps growing. Just days before I received my three year-old son’s diagnosis of ASD, I’ll never forget what I said to a […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Dear Diary, Me again. Was just thinking: I lost that list of people that I was going to get revenge on, so I guess I’ll start over. It was getting too long anyway. Person #1: Big Brother Jeremy (seems to be a fair place to start- […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Becci of Swords and Snoodles Do you find grocery shopping with your children stressful? Are you looking for some top tips on ways to make it less stressful? Well, you’ve come to the right place! For a complete stress-free grocery shop, make sure you go ALONE, […]
It was quiet. My twin 3-year-old girls were playing “Elsa” in their room and my second-grade son was sitting next to me building a new world in Minecraft. I tolerate extended Minecraft sessions because it must be educational in some way, like fostering creativity or visual perceptual skills. At the […]