Tag Archives: motherhood

If we have ever had children or step-children, we know there are so many wonderful moments that come from our experiences with them.  It isn’t always easy and some nights we stay awake wondering if we handled a conflict correctly or simply feel we have let our children down.  In …

My daughter’s school is adjacent to a park. Often, to avoid the school drop-off traffic and to get a few extra, quiet moments with her on the way to school (not to mention getting a few extra steps for my Fitbit), I’ll drive to the park instead, and we’ll walk …

I listened with fascination this weekend as my mom and dad talked about how they endured those frustrating early years of raising three girls who fought constantly and shared nothing. My mom laughed as she told me how she would meet my dad at the front door and tell him …

Becoming a mom is truly life changing. I often hear the expression, “people don’t change,” but I couldn’t disagree more. Being a parent has changed me in so many ways. A very good childhood friend of mine is now my brother’s fiancé, and they just had their first child a …

Dear Daughter, A decade ago, you made me become a mother. These past 10 years have been the most rewarding and challenging of my life. I’m emerging as a wiser and admittedly much more tired person. We’ve been through so much together, including late night feedings, surgery, learning to walk …

You know the feeling when you see a glimpse of your past self after becoming a mother? I saw that a few days ago… and it wasn’t a familiar face. It was a complete stranger: someone I used to know a long time ago (18 months ago to be precise). …

This motherhood gig is hard. There really isn’t anything that you could say to a new mother that would help to prepare her for the ever changing roller coaster of motherhood. Add in a full time job that requires me to occasionally work evenings, weekends and travel, to the kids’ …

The word that best describes my life right now is: frantic. I feel like no matter what I do, no matter how well I prepare for each day, I am completely frantic.  I feel like I’m constantly in a race against time to try to get done what needs to …

Many mothers have said they did not believe in love at first sight until they laid eyes on their baby for the first time. But what about when their children are out of sight? Are they out of mind? Most mothers I know would say absolutely not. Our children are …

I love my kids. I love them more than anything in the world, but sometimes they annoy the crap out of me. I’m not the type of mom who will sit here and tell you about my angelic kids who never do anything wrong. That my friends, would be a …