The Well-Meaning, “But You Make Such Cute Kids!” Comment
I’m done having kids. I’ve got two: a girl and a boy. One of each so I can stop! But I live in Utah...
Veterans Day VS Memorial Day And How Your Family Can Show...
Veterans Day is coming up on November 11th and after seeing too many Facebook posts mixing up this day with Memorial Day (May 28th),...
Babies and Teenagers: Trick or Treating Is For YOU, Too!
Yesterday was Halloween and I loved seeing all the costumed kids come to my door for the processed sugar yumminess I was handing out....
I Fasted From Social Media And This is What I Learned...
I’ve been feeling like I’m too dependent on my phone, specifically social media, lately and I was wondering how it was affecting my parenting....
The Postpartum Realization That Brought Me To My Knees
Two days after giving birth to my first child, we went home together. Three days after giving birth, the realization hit me that she...
You’ve GOT to STOP Saying These Comments To Frazzled Moms
If you see a mom struggling in the store with a screaming baby, a toddler throwing a tantrum, or maybe she just looks like...
A Plea to End Homework for Elementary Students
Kindergarten: On her first day, my four-year-old brought home a forty-page packet of worksheets. Each weeknight, my kindergartener was supposed to complete one page...
Friends: HOW To Discipline My Kids W/O Overstepping
A short time ago, I wrote an article titled “Friends: It’s Okay to Discipline My Kids.” In it, I explained why I needed my...
Our Oldest Starts Preschool Soon And I’m Not Ready
Many moms seem so ready and excited for the next stage of life with their kids that they tend to rush through all the...
Sometimes, Kids Are Just Little A-Holes And It’s Not Our Fault
I recently read an article on a popular mommy blog that suggested two sentences to say to your misbehaving kid instead of yelling at...
Stop Caring So Much That My Baby’s Gender Will Be A...
Can I ask you a question that has me totally stumped?
Why do people care so much when a pregnant mother says she’s waiting to...
The Hidden Double Standard of Having Kids
Isn’t it odd that in order to keep human life on this earth, we literally have to procreate, yet when a mother with a...
