All kids are cute. Then they start talking, and they get even cuter. When they’re not saying—er, screaming—“NOOOOOOOO!!!” that is. Case in point: The other day, my 2-and-a-half-year-old requested that I read his Star Wars: Colors book to him. Now, I’m a huge Star Wars nerd and have been since I was 2, so […]
When Motherhood (Literally) Hurts
Kids should come with warning labels. All sorts of warning labels, in fact. A few off the top of my head: Caution: Slippery Diaper Ahead!Chance of Crying: HighDanger! Will Cause Extreme Drowsiness! But the biggest one should be about causing bodily injury, because kids are dangerous. And not just to themselves, but to […]
The Perils of Being an Overscheduled Mom
I have yet to meet a mom who isn’t scheduled within an inch of her life. It sounds dramatic, I know, like we’re all dangling off the edge of a cliff, clawing at the dirt and hanging on for dear life. But God, it really does feel like that some days. I’m writing this […]
Meeting Mom Friends: And You Thought Dating Was Hard!
I met a really nice mom at the museum a few weeks ago. My 2-year-old was playing in a photo booth on the dinosaur floor, trying to cajole me into letting him take one more $5 picture. (We’d already taken two.) And her son, who was just two months younger, joined him in the […]
9 Things That Make Me Happy
I don’t need to tell you this, but sometimes life is just exhausting. And difficult. And seemingly unwinnable. And, if you have a small child, snotty. As in, there just might be actual snot everywhere. Some weeks, it threatens to overwhelm you and make you want to hide under the covers until someone brings […]
Why I Freaked Out Over My Son’s Preschool Graduation
My baby graduated from preschool last week, and I was a little bit of a mess. Truth be told, this graduation was just from one semester of a 2’s program, and to be completely honest, I’m always a little bit of a mess. But this time, it was worse. This graduation celebrated the […]
13 Ways Your Baby Is Like a Puppy
You know how before you have kids, you’re never supposed to say—never even supposed to hint—that you know what it’s like to have a kid because you have a dog? I mean, you know it’s different, but when you’re looking into that adorable little puppy’s eyes and loving her till your heart practically bursts, […]
Other Parents Suck
People are a-holes. No, not all people, but lots of them. And when those people become parents, they’re most likely still going to be a-holes. The thing is, people don’t change. As women, we’ve been told this time and time again—and we’ve experienced it time and time again—in our dating lives. But yet, I […]
Why Frozen and 8 Other Children’s Movies Terrify Me
Disney cartoons are lovely, aren’t they? Stories of triumph over hardship. Dreamy ball gowns. Sweet forest creatures that help you do housework. Dead moms everywhere. Wait—what? Yep, dead moms. The whole dead-mother thing in Disney movies has been discussed before, but since becoming a mom and watching this stuff with my toddler, it just […]
All I Want for Mother’s Day
Don’t get me wrong: I’d never turn down a massage, chocolate, diamonds or the offer to sleep in. I mean, I may look like I’ve lost my mind, but it’s still rattling around in my head somewhere. But Mother’s Day isn’t just about all of the bells, whistles and foot rubs. (Though I did […]
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