Parents want good things for their children, oftentimes better than they had themselves. This may be in the form of a good job, a big house, an extravagant wedding and so on. They may hope their children are doctors, star athletes, celebrities. My goals in parenting are bigger than these. […]
Parenting
Dear Stay-at-Home Mom, We Need to Talk
Dear Stay-at-Home Mom, We need to have a talk. I need to confess something to you, and I hope you’ll hear me out. I didn’t appreciate you. I didn’t understand you. I underestimated what your day-to-day job meant. Using the word “job” there was on purpose. It’s a job without […]
To the Moms at the Pool, I Don’t Mean to Be Rude, But…
By Chris Carter of themomcafe.com For years, I have had a recurring dream. It’s one where I am at the pool, sitting underneath a shadowy tree on a lounge chair with a good book and a tall, cold drink in my hand. In this dream, my kids are old enough to fend […]
Shut Up and Let Me Mom
By Marina of Slay-at-Home-Mum At this moment in time, I am my daughter’s favorite person in the whole world. She’s 18 months old and, excluding the three days we went away on a family vacay (where I was a raging lunatic because I had my period AND forgot to bring my […]
Just in Time for National Breastfeeding Month: Breastmilk Jewelry
If you’re of childbearing age and have a social media account, chances are you have heard it is National Breastfeeding Month–and people are damned sentimental about it. We are all familiar with the movement to normalize breastfeeding, but if you want to take your lactation appreciation to a whole new […]
To the Parent Ninjas, We Salute You
By Tessa A. Adams of familyfootnote.com I see you, parent ninjas, and I applaud you. You are not ninjas because of what you wear. You are not ninjas because of extensive physical training. You are ninjas because of your stealth, and you take back what good parenting has stolen from you. […]
Monster Mother
By Alison Lee The hours of 5:00 to 6:30 in the morning are my favorite. I feel like myself because I’m alone. I do my thing. The only butt I wipe is mine, the only beverage I fetch is my coffee, and the only sound is Adele’s music in my […]
Living in Tiny Houses with Children
By Carrie Tinsley of Carrie On, Y’all If you are an HGTV fan (I am obsessed), then you’ve no doubt been alerted to the tiny house craze that is sweeping the country. Nomads and down-sizers everywhere are selling their suburban sprawls and moving into the most adorably constructed dwellings on […]