My kids get more screen time than they should. Because occasionally I need time to get stuff done around the house without being asked what I’m doing a hundred times. But how can you tell if your child is spending too much time on your phone or tablet? Here are […]
In a post I wrote for Sunshine Spoils Milk, I addressed the proverbial elephant in the room: motherhood did not come easy to me. Despite my best intentions and waiting until I was older to consider conceiving, I didn’t simply slip into my newfound role. I had what I affectionately refer […]
I was married for 12 years to a man I thought was the one. Five years ago my divorce was finally done. The two years leading up to that day were pure hell. He had already been through two failed marriages and was the father of four children, ranging in […]
Like families across our great land, we rang in the arrival of summer with our first trip to the pool. Remember going to the pool before you had kids? It looked something like this: Put on swim suit. Go to pool. Don’t bother with sunscreen because tan people look skinnier […]
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. I’m a mother and I have a full-time job, not because I have to, but because I want to. Gasp. How dare I, right? How dare I choose my own selfish needs over spending all day with my kids? How dare […]
I was your typical nerdy kid all through elementary and middle school: I wore giant purple glasses in 1st grade. At one point, I had a hairstyle that could only be described as a mullet, and one picture in particular will always stand out to me: my third grade […]
By Liv of Live by Surprise As a woman of a certain age, I’ve had enough doctors, nurses, technicians, interns, and members of the general public up in my hooha that if I lined them all up, we could fill out a parade. With two miscarriages, three children and a […]
Working moms, be prepared to nod your heads in agreement. 1. You’ve taken 10 sick days this year and not a single one was for you. 2. When you actually are sick, you go to work anyway because you don’t have any sick days left. [adsanity id=”35664″ align=”aligncenter”/] 3. When […]