I wish I had more control over this. I wish I had more control over their bodily fluids. (Actually, I wish they had more control of their bodily fluids.) I wish I had more control over my reactions to the news that said bodily fluids have exited their bodies, an event […]
By Valerie Glover of The Snarkicist The kids went back to school last week and my 4-year-old, Bianca, just started kindergarten. On her first day of school, she was a little nervous getting ready in the morning, but she was a champ when we dropped her off. No clinging, went straight […]
By Amanda Elder of Stay-at-Home Panda As my husband was leaving for work today, the baby was sleeping, our preschooler was playing, and I was sitting down to write. Jokingly he said, “Alright, enjoy your day of leisure while I’m off slaving.” I looked at him and said, “I really […]
I didn’t travel with the triplets on a plane until they were three years old. Not because I was worried that they would be ill-mannered and disturb the other passengers, but because my husband and I didn’t want to. It was too much for us to handle, being outnumbered by […]
By Katie Wadland of EatSleepMomRepeat So I watched the Olympics here and there and I’ve got a few suggestions for events I think might engage the mom crowd a little more. They might just give us the edge we need to medal in one of these things some day. And they’d certainly […]
By Kimmie Fink of Kimmie Fink Consulting According to the moms on the discussion boards, the family bed is a magical place where emotional bonds between baby and parents are nurtured, mom breastfeeds without waking up, baby feels safe and secure, snuggle-filled memories are made, and unicorns crap rainbows. There’s […]
By Kristen Polito of SaltandPeppertheEarth My mom is first and foremost a Pragmatist. Straightforward and matter-of-fact, she doesn’t typically let emotion distract her. I have to assume that these characteristics are innate, for this has been her nature as far back as I recall. Compounding that, it could certainly be argued that […]
By Andrea Rosas Howe of The Howe To Blog My family recently planned and pulled off (ish) a massive outing to our local beach — cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents all put on their sportiest swimwear and their SPF 50 and packed their coolers for a long, hot day by the sea. […]