If you're a Type A personality (like me) parenting can sometimes be very difficult for you. Between the messes, the chaos, and never being on time (like, never), parenting can be somewhat stressful and most definitely gets your blood boiling. In an effort to ease the difficulties I've faced in parenting, I've figured out a few … Continue reading Advice For Other Type-A Parents
I'm not the happy mom. I always thought I would be that mom whose smile beams every time she sees her baby, and who can't stop talking about how fulfilled motherhood makes her. Maybe at first I was that mom. But not anymore. I'm not the happy mom. I see myself more as the frustrated … Continue reading I’m not the happy mom I thought I’d be.
Even though I'm very "pro therapy" I wasn't prepared for my son to be seeing a therapist at the age of 5. His story is a long one, but the gist of it is that he's had a much different - harder - experience with a lot of things than his sister has. When my … Continue reading Choosing a Therapist for Your Child
If you're anything like me, explaining anxiety...can give you anxiety. Especially when trying to explain it to kids. I've struggled with anxiety for many years. It started when I was young, and progressively got more serious over time. What started as a "nervous stomach" before piano recitals transformed into panic attacks driving down the road. … Continue reading How To Talk To Your Kids About Anxiety
We are smack dab in the middle of some rough times, y'all. Our son refuses to sleep longer than two hour stretches at night, and our daughter has a giant personality that sometimes chooses to manifest itself by running circles around me or screaming for no reason. These days are hard. And sometimes these days … Continue reading For Moms, When Your Days Are Long
Our son has a difficult time sleeping. Difficult? Maybe impossible is the most accurate word. For a time he slept wonderfully. And now that time is gone. It was maybe two weeks ago that I found myself at my breaking point: at work, crying to a coworker because I was just. so. tired. I couldn't … Continue reading You’re Not a Bad Mom.
It's been one of those weeks - a week that would put my college days' caffeine consumption to shame. Getting through each day with the help of one pop and fizz after another. It's been an exhausting season. Running across town to retrieve last minutes presents, convincing myself to get out of bed despite the … Continue reading I’m enough for them, & so are you.
They will never know what I've done for them. How I carefully watched my diet while they grew inside of me, and was meticulous about protecting my belly so that no harm would be done to them. They will never know what I felt when each of them entered into the world - the pain, … Continue reading A list of things my kids will NEVER know
This might be common sense for some, but in case you haven't thought this through - having another baby changes everything. It's not as simple as just being pregnant. You're just bringing another life into the world. You're just preparing to spend the rest of your life raising, loving, and mentoring another human being - that's the type of … Continue reading Having A(nother) Baby Changes Everything.
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