Did you bottle or breast feed? Did you sleep train or go with the nighttime flow? Did you adopt the helicopter or free-range parenting style, or somewhere in between? Whatever your answers, you're doing OK, Mom. ... » Learn More about You’re Doing OK, Mom
Motherhood
And Then There Were Five: Lyla Grace’s Birth Story
I apologize in advance for the excruciating detail in this post; I write so I can remember, and if I've learned anything about giving birth, it's that I swap brain cells for newborns and writing everything down is no longer a luxury, but necessity. And here we go... Palm Sunday found us at the 8 am ... » Learn More about And Then There Were Five: Lyla Grace’s Birth Story
Motherhood & Reinvention
When I was a freshman in high school, my parents went away on a week-long cruise. They left my grandma in charge of my brother and me, and sailed on their merry way. Gram wasn't about to climb the steps to my second story bedroom, so I knew that any, uh, frowned upon activities could take place up ... » Learn More about Motherhood & Reinvention
#NakedMoms: Growing Into Motherhood
When I received the #NakedMom's prompt for this month, Motherhood & Growing, I immediately interpreted it in the most literal sense: the bulging bowling ball that is currently rolling around in my belly is a present reminder of exactly how much I have grown in ... » Learn More about #NakedMoms: Growing Into Motherhood
Introducing: The Leading Ladies of I Just Want to Be Alone
All classic movies have'em. They're unforgettable, they're repeated in social contexts, and they make for awesome one-liners when you can't think of anything else to say: "Here's lookin' at you, kid." --Casablanca "Go ahead, make my day." --Dirty Harry "There's no crying in baseball!" --A ... » Learn More about Introducing: The Leading Ladies of I Just Want to Be Alone