[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Jill Powell of Walking with Drake Twelve. Twelve years old. I have so many questions, wonders, and thoughts. Would your hair be thin like mine, or would you have hair more like your dad—rich, thick and a beautiful brown? I’m so jealous of that man’s […]
He lay there in the Intensive Care Unit, tubes and needles and machinery seemingly growing out of each inch of his body. With every beep of the alarm, every nurse’s frantic rush to his side to check his vitals, my chest tightened, my stomach twisted, and a piece of my […]
By Jennifer Philp-Zakic of Branko Has Funny Bones It’s hard to be a skinny baby. I mean, I don’t exactly know how a skinny baby must feel, because A) I wasn’t a skinny baby and B) I don’t even remember being a baby. But my son, Branko, was a skinny baby. […]
By Marie Hickman I see your comments on social media, shaming moms who choose to medicate their children’s ADHD, and I get it. You think they’re lazy, self-absorbed, uninformed, or trolls for Big Pharma. Your heart might be in the right place, but unless you have a child like this, […]
By Melissa Lilly of The Stay-at-Home Life Since I told you my child is special needs, you’ve turned into Professor Sanctimommy McKnowItAll. While you pretend to be supportive, say you know all about and have experience with autism, and claim you’re not judging, your backhanded, know-it-all comments have given you away. […]
By Gail Hoffer-Loibl of Maybe I’ll Shower Today I get it, kids can be annoying, and kids throwing fits in public can stir up some nasty thoughts about why children should all exist in their own universe. I am not one of those moms who thinks her children are perfect. […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Last month, I officially tied the knot. As I look back on my wedding photos, I just can’t believe it’s already happened. I can see the joy in my eyes, the love beaming off of my husband’s bright red face and my gown that was big […]
I’ve been crabby all day. At first, I thought it was because yesterday was the longest day of teaching I’ve had yet this year: a full load of classes followed by meetings and parent night until after 9 PM. Then, I thought it might be because I was still tired […]