A few weeks ago, I threw a very intimate, pandemic-friendly fourth birthday party for my daughter. In an attempt to bring some positivity to what has been, for her, and all of us, a pretty weird year, I poured my heart into party planning. She wanted a princess cake, so…
View Post6:20 am. I hear the baby gate squeak open. A few seconds later, the dog’s tail starts to smack, slowly, against the comforter. How she managed to sneak all 50 lbs of her lumbering body onto the bed last night without my husband or I noticing is beyond me. Socked…
View PostMy son is about to turn two this week. And I think he knows it. Because, lately, he’s been testing out a bunch of fun new personalities, that are unlike anything I’ve seen from him before. My once peaceful and compliant second child has suddenly learned the word “no.” He…
View PostLast week, my daughter turned four, and I realized about a week beforehand that I should probably have bought her a gift. When I was little, February felt like years past Christmas, but as an adult, I was pretty sure Santa had just brought us all of her heart’s desires…
View PostMoms of the internet seem to really hate when strangers at the grocery store tell them “you’ve got your hands full!” The memes on this topic are endless, and sometimes they even make me laugh. But to be totally honest, I kind of agree with these intrusive pedestrians. Because, really,…
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