By Jennifer Weedon Palazzo of MomCaveTV.com Everyone knows that carrying and birthing a baby is physically challenging, that recovering from having a baby is physically challenging. But no one tells you that it doesn’t end there. Parenting hurts. Physically and emotionally. At my baby shower for my first child, a mom of grown children made […]
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Ditch the Chore Charts, and Try This Instead
By Megan Loden I have 3 children. Those of us who have been outnumbered by their children, be it a single mom with 2 or more kids or a family with 2 adults and 3 or more kids, know what I’m getting at here. There are many benefits to having multiple kids. We never have to worry about […]
5 Reasons It’s Totally Okay to Cry Over Spilled Milk
By Becca Carnahan of With Love, Becca The saying goes, “there’s no use crying over spilled milk.” It’s not supposed to be taken literally. I get that. But I really think we need a better saying to illustrate that we shouldn’t be upset about little things that happened in the past. Sometimes spilled milk is […]
The Parenting Mic Drop
By Matthew Koehler of thewinetimedad.com Sometimes I’m just over parenting. That’s it. I reckon you fellow parents feel the same way. Occasionally. There are times when we become acutely aware of the wrought chaos of parenting: the ubiquitous toys, dismantled art projects (evidence of recent tantrums), clutter, laundry, clothes, old bits of food stuck to […]
30 Reasons I Will NEVER Let My Kids Play Fortnite
1. I 2. Don’t 3. Want 4. To 5. Hear 6. A 7. Single 8. Thing 9. About 10. That 11. Godforsaken 12. Game 13. Or 14. Endure 15. Any 16. More 17. Displays 18. Of 19. Those 20. Dumb 21. A 22. F 23. Dances 24. Than 25. I 26. Already 27. Have 28. […]
Why Can’t I Just Shut Up?
By Jon Ziegler “Why do you always have to say something? Can’t you, just once, not say anything?” I had just annoyed my daughter for the third time in a five-minute conversation by telling her she needed to vacuum the inside of her car. . . which was true . . .but why do I […]
The One Thing I Never Thought I Would Miss When I Became a SAHM
By Mary Ann Blair of Miracles in the Mess When I became a full-time stay-at-home mom, I knew there were some things I would miss about being part of the traditional workforce. I would miss the daily interactions with my co-workers, the feeling of being a part of a mission that was greater than myself, […]
2 YO Shreds $1,060 of Parents’ Money in Case You’re Thinking of Having Kids
A 2-year-old from the Salt Lake City area accidentally shredded $1,060 that his parents had been tirelessly saving to pay the child’s grandparents back for purchasing University of Utah football tickets for the couple. And if ever the statement “you’ve got to laugh about it or you’ll cry” were applicable, it’s in this situation. According […]