By Melissa Roy of Beyond Mommying We began homeschooling after a year of part-time preschool abroad, a year of pre-K and a year of kindergarten at our local public school. As our family fell apart due to early wake-ups, schlepping everyone to and from school twice a day, homework and no time to play, we realized […]
By Holly Rizzuto Palker of hollyrizzutopalker.com I am a mom. A wife. A friend. A daughter. A teacher. A writer. I try to be so many things to so many people that when I stop to think, I sometimes come up feeling like I am nothing much to anyone. My […]
By Britta Eberle of This Is Motherhood At my son’s three year check-up, our pediatrician pointed to a picture in a book: “What color is this bird?” “Boo,” my son, Wolfy, whispered. The bird was blue. The doctor turned the page. “And what color is this bird?” he asked, pointing to […]
By Sandra Charron I’m a postpartum registered nurse on a high risk unit. This means that I take care of women after they have given birth, either vaginally or via Caesarean section. Since I work on the high risk unit, this also means that these labors were most likely long, […]
By Lauren Lodder of Mommy Owl Listen, sister. I totally get why your bedroom’s temporarily closed for business. Like, maybe you haven’t slept for a month and your area down there kinda hurts — since you just birthed a human and all. The last thing you probably want to do […]
By Michelle Riddell Ever wonder what your man is thinking about? Constantly? Never? Me too. And though I’ve asked him repeatedly, the true thoughts behind those pensive-glassy eyes remain a mystery. The only thing I can be sure of, after conducting my own process-by-elimination research, is what he’s NOT thinking […]
By Kari LeClair of My Questionable Life Merriam-Webster defines heartbreak as: crushing grief, anguish, or distress. This morning I had the distinct displeasure of experiencing all of these emotions. All because of a boy, and here I thought I was done with broken hearts caused by careless boys when I […]
By Kelly Arnell of Why Did We Have All These Kids Anyway? I love a good rummage sale. I buy lots of the kids’ clothes at them. And once the piles of the kids’ outgrown clothes and toys start to reach epic proportions, I also enjoy having my own rummage […]