Tips for Moms

To my friends who don’t have kids, I have something honest and real that I need to share with you: Sometimes it’s really hard to be your friend because I’m envious of your childfree life. When you get to sleep in on weekends and take 2-hour naps during the day, I envy you. When you …

Father’s Day is coming up soon (Sunday, June 17). I’ve been perusing gift guides, mostly because every blog, magazine, and store I get emails from is flooding my inbox with them. But you know what? It would appear that fathers have some really expensive tastes. (A $3000 speaker? Really? And this has shown up on …

Look, another school year is ending and I’m just going to lay this all out for you at the risk of sounding selfish: not all thank you gifts are created equal, or appreciated as much as you think they would be. Teachers work their butts off for crap pay, using most of their own paychecks …

So I don’t know if this is a parenting win or a parenting fail, but my daughter didn’t have a birthday party until she turned six. For her sixth birthday the only thing she wanted for her birthday was a play house. She’s an only child and thus a wee bit spoiled, so upon hearing …

I’m always on the look out for products that make learning fun, especially math. You too? Well, look no further than Learning Wrap-Ups! When my kids have a skill to practice, it seems that a game is usually the best way to motivate them into daily practice. Learning Wrap-Ups merge math practice with the excitement …

My kid may tower over the rest of her class, lick the floor of restaurants, and pass endless gas that she thinks is hilarious, but if there’s one thing she’s done that makes me a proud parent, it’s how she responded to my question, “What do you want to do for your birthday?” Our oldest …

A few weeks back, my daughter mentioned that one of her classmates had watched a movie with Chucky in it. My husband and I stared at each other thinking she couldn’t possibly mean what we thought she meant, because she is a first-grader. But after a few days of her talking about this, we realized …

If you’re anything like me, the people who attend your birth are among some of your favorite individuals on earth. They saw you at one of your most vulnerable moments and cared for you despite all the craziness! Birth workers loved on you and your baby when you needed a gentle hand and an understanding …

“Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows. It empties today of its strength.” -Corrie Ten Boom. When parenting is so hard, when the next day, the next phase, of your child’s life is still so unknown, worrying becomes second nature for all of us. Worrying about our child’s safety, their health, their happiness and …

Based on the glowing reviews and recommendations of, like, every friend I have, I asked for—and received—an Instant Pot for Christmas last year. (Thanks, Mom and Dad!) After just over four months of owning this kitchen gadget, I’d like to invite everyone over for tea, or wine, or water, or hard liquor—whatever, I’m not picky, …

Okay. I’m a bit behind in addressing this viral post, but that’s because I wasn’t going to say anything about it since I have feelings. But then somebody went and got the kids involved, so here I am. In mid-April, Twitter user Laura Turner shared that a guest at her baby shower started the gift-opening …

To the mom who is muddling through mental illness: I see you. You are a mother. No matter your background, no matter your current situation, you are a mother who is NOT alone. You cannot do everything by yourself; no one can. There’s cooking, cleaning, finances, job(s), interior decorating, activities big and small, crafts, service, …