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At What Age Do Kids Officially Think Their Moms Are Embarrassing?

April 4, 2019 By: Dawn Yanekcomment

At What Age Do Kids Officially Think Their Moms Are Embarrassing?

“Mom, my friends think kisses are kind of embarrassing.”  That was the opening statement lobbed at me by my 7-year-old son the other night after bathtime. I laughed a little and asked, “Really? Whose kisses do they think are embarrassing?” “Their moms’. You know, when their moms kiss them.” I waited for the follow-up, expecting […]

How to Talk to Your Kids About Momo and Other Very Real Dangers

February 28, 2019 By: Dawn Yanekcomment

How to Talk to Your Kids About Momo and Other Very Real Dangers

Unless you’ve been hiding under a social-media rock for the past 48 hours—in which case, I am so jealous—you’ve been subjected to the waking nightmare of Momo. You know, that horribly creepy female “character” with the bugged-out eyes and gruesome smile that’s been infiltrating kids’ YouTube videos.  She is every parent’s worst nightmare, since her […]

The Best Beauty Products for Tired Moms (Who Don’t Want to Look Tired)

February 6, 2019 By: Dawn Yanekcomment

The Best Beauty Products for Tired Moms (Who Don’t Want to Look Tired)

Before I had kids, I treated my beauty regimen as a semi-religion. Protecting my skin was super important to me, and I worried that if I messed it up now, I would be in for a lifetime worth of repercussions. I told myself that having kids wouldn’t change that: I would always make the time […]

The One Thing I’m Super Strict About with My Kids

January 23, 2019 By: Dawn Yanekcomment

The One Thing I’m Super Strict About with My Kids

Kids want what they want, when they want it, wherever they feel like having it. They’re adorable little ids running wild, giving no real thought to anyone else in that moment. That description, with its distinct lack of empathy, makes them sound like tiny sociopaths, but when they’re very young, they’re not doing anything wrong […]

More Friends and More Fun—with Less Work

January 11, 2019 By: Dawn Yanekcomment

More Friends and More Fun—with Less Work

One of the best things we can do is to get together, gab and relax with friends. We all know this, but somehow along the course of our regular weeks that get tangled up with work and kids, getting together with friends—the kind of friends you want to see, not have to see—tends to fall […]

Why the Little Moments Are the Biggest Deal

December 4, 2018 By: Dawn Yanekcomment

Why the Little Moments Are the Biggest Deal

I know that it’s important to be in the moment. I know that these years go by so damn fast. I know that it’s the little moments that can be the most special. Yes, I know all of this, but it can be so hard to remember—and even harder to remember to put into practice—when […]

Can a Coffee Cup Change Your Life? Yes!

October 9, 2018 By: Dawn Yanekcomment

Can a Coffee Cup Change Your Life? Yes!

If there’s one constant in every mom’s life, it’s this: Our coffee gets cold before we even have a chance to drink it. (Or in my case, tea, but same thing.) Why? Motherhood, of course. Before we’re able to take more than two sips of our wonderfully caffeinated, wonderfully warm, wonderfully delicious beverage, our kids […]

They’re Not Ready Until They’re Ready

August 26, 2018 By: Dawn Yanekcomment

They’re Not Ready Until They’re Ready

It sounds like something you’d get in a fortune cookie, but it’s my lesson of the week: They’re not ready until they’re ready. I guess this could hold true for all of us at any time—like when we finally stopped dating jerks and opened ourselves to finding a good guy or when we truly commit […]

Toddlers: Why Being Naughty Isn’t Naughty at All

July 9, 2018 By: Dawn Yanekcomment

Toddlers: Why Being Naughty Isn’t Naughty at All

OK, let me clarify that: It totally is naughty in the moment and it can be so freaking hard and frustrating and potentially embarrassing…but it might not be happening for the reason you think.  The thing is, kids are rarely naughty for the sake of being naughty. They’re learning. Sometimes they’re pushing boundaries to find out where […]

Parenting Is Terrifying

June 7, 2018 By: Dawn Yanekcomment

Parenting Is Terrifying

From the moment you have a baby on board, you realize that you will most likely be terrified for the rest of your life. You worry about whether your baby will develop properly when he’s inside as well as out. You worry that you’re accidentally going to do something that will screw him up for […]

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Dawn from Momsanity Hi! I'm Dawn Yanek, the mom behind Momsanity. I've got a few thoughts about my wonderfully crazy journey with that cute kid in the picture (who's now 7!) and a preschooler—and I look forward to hearing about your adventures in motherhood, too!

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