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Sometimes, we won’t get along. Sometimes, we will have knock down, drag out fights. There will be days when you’ll wish I wasn’t your mom. You will stick your tongue out and roll your eyes and stomp your feet. You will swear I don’t understand, don’t care, and just don’t get it. I will clench [...]
My daughter and I recently adopted a kitten and her mama. The kitten’s name is Cinder and the mama’s name is Bella. Though they have only been with us a little over a month, we are already completely smitten. As a bonus to their cuteness, I am finding that this once-a-stray mama kitty has a [...]
No matter whose mom you are, no matter where you live, no matter whether you did breast or bottle, co-sleeping or crying it out, disposable or cloth there are some truths about being mom that are universal. Each of us in on a unique journey, but some things are always and forever the same … [...]
If it weren’t for the kids … We could get a full night’s sleep every night. We wouldn’t catch every sniffle, flu, and sore throat in town. We wouldn’t be plagued with nightmares about Teletubbies and purple dinosaurs. We could reduce the laundry by at least fifty percent. We could go to the bathroom without [...]
I want to thank the Fans of Being a Mom community for taking the time to post so many insightful comments and questions about the work-life challenges addressed in my book, TORN. I picked six key themes that reverberated throughout many of your posts and have done my best to respond to them below. One [...]
Motherhood changes everything. That’s what they say, and it’s true. It changes your sleep patterns, your body, your work choices, your relationships, your priorities, your aspirations, your morning routine, your evening routine, and everything in between. It stretches you to reach into places you never knew were accessible to you, unearthing deep pockets of courage, [...]
There is so much about parenting that’s impossible to understand until you’re in the middle of it. When I announced my pregnancy, friends with kids of their own were bursting to share their experiences and well-intentioned advice. I bravely heard all kinds of birth stories, listened apprehensively to laments of never-ending sleep deprivation, was slightly [...]
