At this time last week, I found myself sitting in the bleachers at our local elementary school waiting for my number to be called. In my own version of the Hunger Games, I wrung my hands and conspicuously dabbed the sweat pooling at my hair line. This was it. There was no turning back; I ... » Learn More about 5 Things School Administrators Should Do To Make Kindergarten Registration Easier (on Moms)
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Today I Am Drowning In Parenthood
The 5-year-old is arguing because he is right and I am wrong. The 3-year-old is whining because something, anything, didn't go her way. The baby is screaming because she no longer fits in my uterus. The dogs are so sick of the noise that they hide upstairs, not even emerging to bark at the mail ... » Learn More about Today I Am Drowning In Parenthood
Great Expectations for a Little Reciprocity
A couple of weeks ago, my piece We're Expecting! No One Cares was featured on Mamapedia. I was saddened by how many other mothers have experienced the "Meh" reaction to their pregnancies, but I was more emotional about the comments that said I shouldn't expect others to be excited just because I ... » Learn More about Great Expectations for a Little Reciprocity
What Pinterest Won’t Show You: How to REALLY Recycle Baby Wipe Bins
Don't you just love Pinterest?! Shut up. Pinterest makes me feel inferior. All those homemade birthday party decorations and thoughtful gifts whittled from mighty oak trees can bite me. Why make it yourself when you can buy it?! We don’t have three Dollar Generals within a four mile ... » Learn More about What Pinterest Won’t Show You: How to REALLY Recycle Baby Wipe Bins
Got Light?
Most little kids are afraid of the dark, and my three-year-old is no exception. Rather than walk into a dimly lit room by herself, she calls for help the way a normal person would shriek if on fire or being eaten alive by carpenter ants. Toddlers, they're like that. As a child, I ... » Learn More about Got Light?