Karen Finally Got Some Alone Time… and Missed her Son
I finally got some much-longed for alone time. But it didn’t turn out how I expected. “Ok buddy, I’ll see you Friday okay? Love you!” My son barely took his eyes off the tablet screen to say good bye...
View ArticleSaying NO to Kids | From the DadCave: ‘No’ is My Love Language
Guest post from Developing Dad. I am spending the summer home with my sons. They are 5 and 7. I fully appreciate the unencumbered, freewheeling imagination of these bright young boys. I do. I say this...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Times I Lost it or Threw Shade at Kids.
I may be a relatively well-seasoned mother of two, but I am still a very flawed human. Motherhood can be overwhelming and sometimes that stress can bring out my absolute worst qualities. I try to...
View ArticleMothers Need to Lead the Feminist Revolution
Growing up, I often heard my mother repeat the phrase: “you can do everything, just not all at once.” I am sure she said the same thing to our brother, but I knew she was really speaking to my sister...
View ArticleI Love Parenting My Adult Children. Here’s Why.
When our children prepare to graduate from high school or college, we as parents often struggle in a tug of war over power with them. We spend years shaping them into the adults we hope they’ll...
View ArticleWhat Moms Would Do With More Time
What would women do with more time? A new poll aims to find out. …the average woman feels she needs an extra 82 minutes a day to accomplish everything she would like…”PR News Wire A poll of 2,000...
View ArticleFlexing My Flirting Muscles
“Rachel, it’s time. You need to learn how to talk to guys and flirt again.” – Marni “Just go for it, you’ll have fun and it will be a good ego boost.” – Amanda “You should definitely do it, but can I...
View ArticleWORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY 3/21 Rocking Acceptance
Hello World! March 21st is WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY. My daughter, Belle, was diagnosed at birth with Down Syndrome. Down Syndrome (NOT DOWNS) is a common genetic condition that occurs when there are...
View ArticleThings You Never Knew You Could Do Until You Became a Mom
The other day, I was talking to a friend who has not yet become a parent. She started complaining about how she was so bored and watched TV all day before she suddenly stopped mid-sentence and looked...
View ArticleSurviving Motherhood | My Mantra ‘Is What Would Elsa Do?’
Every mother should find a mantra to live up to while in the throes of surviving motherhood. It is with this mentality that I have found a mantra to live by, survive by, and journey forward in — “What...
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