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Busy mama. Mama’s busy. Always something more to do. Hustling. Bustling. Multi-tasking. Working hard to care for you. Upstairs. Downstairs. Never missing a beat. Car pool. Late for school. Ballet class and soccer meets. Homework. Housework. Errands ’round the town. Day job. Night shift. Never slowing down. Breakfast, lunch, and makeshift [...]
What is it about a sleeping child that melts a mother’s heart? No matter what strife and strain the day has held, no matter how wearing the bedtime, we are reduced to quiet sighs of adoration as soon as our sweet little tyrants have tumbled off to the land of Nod. Though she is eight [...]
I run the washcloth over my son’s back, noticing that his shoulder blades jut out just like wings. His skin has the same almost-translucent skim milk paleness that mine does. Over and over again I splash the washcloth into the water and squeeze it over his shoulders. Each time his neck arches forward, his wings [...]
Here at Fans of Being a Mom, we believe it’s never too early to encourage a love of reading in our kids. That’s one reason we were so charmed by a new title from Candlewick: Maisy’s Snuggle Book. This book is perfect for even the youngest “readers” in the family. It features Maisy and all [...]
Bedtime. It can be the best part of the day, it can be the worst part of the day. It’s full of magic and superstition. It’s up to mom to create the perfect storm to lull the little ones to sleep. The ingredients of our potions change as the children grow, but each phase has [...]
