You know how you learned all about defensive driving in Driver’s Ed? It’s super important and you use it every time you’re in a car, right? Right. Then why the heck doesn’t anyone teach moms about defensive toddlering? It’s another essential, life-or-death skill. Yes, defensive toddlering. Because toddlers are always doing something dangerous, death-defying […]
5 Things I Miss About Breastfeeding…And 5 Things I Don’t
I loved breastfeeding. And no one was more surprised about that little fact than me. I mean, it was always something I knew I’d wanted to try, but it was also something that always seemed a little intimidating and daunting to me. I wasn’t sure if I could do it or, to be perfectly honest, […]
How '80s Movies Prepared Me for Parenthood
I love a good ’80s movie. And quite honestly, I don’t fully trust a person who doesn’t. But who knew that my favorite guilty pleasure would actually help me to become a good mom? I know that I’m pretty great at rationalizing things, but hear me out! These 13 classics from […]
Why Is Bedtime So Ridiculously Frustrating?
My husband is suddenly The Toddler Whisperer. As in, he’s gotten our 2-year-old to bed in seven minutes or less every night for the past two weeks. I don’t know if I want to throw him a parade or throw something heavy at his head. Because I’m not having any luck with bedtime […]
My Toddler and the Vacuum: A Love Story
You know you’ve been falling down on the job with your housecleaning when your 2-year-old thinks that the vacuum is an exotic item. As in, he lights up when he sees it. He excitedly calls its name over and over again in his little toddler voice. He pretends to clean the carpet with it. […]
One Big Thing You’re Forgetting About Potty Training
All you can think when you envision a potty-trained child is: No more pee-soaked and poopy diapers! Hooray! But there’s something you’re not thinking about, even after you start potty training—one big thing blocking your road to diaper-free bliss. And I’m not talking about the inevitable accidents or backsliding. I’m talking about public bathrooms. […]
When You’re Sick, Are You the Worst Mom…Or the Best?
Moms aren’t allowed to get sick. All moms joke about this, especially in the middle of cold and flu season, when we’re running ourselves ragged and wiping multiple runny noses, but it really is true. I mean, who the heck has the time for that? Certainly, not me. Though here I am, tea and […]
6 Favorite Bedtime Books: The Toddler Edition
When toddlers like a book, they really like it. Which means that you’ll be reading it again and again and again. It’s the toddler way. And it’s adorable, educational and occasionally a little maddening for parents. While the books that you used to soothe baby to sleep in the early days are probably still […]
8 Overlooked Baby Essentials Every New Mom Needs
When you’re pregnant, everyone and their mother (literally) will tell you what you absolutely, positively can’t live without when your little bundle of joy arrives. Helpful registry attendants will hand you pages worth of lists along with that little scanner gun. Friends will happily reminisce about the products they loved. Random strangers will offer […]
Mommy’s Having Some Serious Separation Anxiety
Mama’s had a rough two weeks. First, there was the haircut. My 2-year-old had needed a haircut for months…but it would be his first haircut. As in, that precious baby hair that took forever to grow in. It was wispy and overgrown and so much a part of him and his babyness that I […]
