This post was inspired by a recent comment from a fellow mom on Facebook that I was not meant to see, but did. Ever had a tiff, a beef, or a disagreement with a fellow mom? Yeah… I’ve been there, done that. Nothing is worse than feeling as though your parenting views are challenged or …
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of One Thousand Gifts via Shelton Interactive. As a mom that home-preschools, takes college classes, keeps house, creates art, and writes this blog, I often find myself short time to do things that I enjoy doing just for the sake of doing them. So when …
Privacy. It’s one of the things that moms lose when they have kids. From the moment of conception, our bodies no longer are just ours. Instead, we share them with a little being for all those months. And when they are finally separate from us, there was a loneliness, an empty space. though it was …
we had a rough day in our house about a month ago. and i do mean a. rough. day. worse than colic and acid reflux. worse than having a baby that won’t sleep. worse than any day i think we’ve ever had in my child’s whole life. it was tantrum after screaming fit after blatant …
I know the pain of having an infant that will not sleep if they are not held or touched. The agony of not being able to get your older baby to go to sleep without rocking or nursing. But that doesn’t last forever…. They’re only little, sweet, and fully dependent on us for a limited period …
No one ever told us parenting was this tough. That there would be days where we would be fresh out of energy. That we might struggle to connect with the tiny humans we created. Here are some ways you can bond and have fun with your child when you have days like that. 1. Make …
I don’t know where his comment came from. I don’t drink… We don’t have alcohol in our house. My only guess is that he thought the bottles were small and cute? I have no idea… But the other lady in the aisle was snickering away and trying to pretend she didn’t hear anything. This is …
Hello all… There are more of you stopping by these days… Facebook likes have hit the 1200 mark. Pinterest followers are at 4200… and you’re all awesome. So I thought this would be as good as a time as any to do a video post so you could sort of see and hear who I …
Sorry if this is TMI…. But due to a recent pinterest post laugh-induced kegel failure, I had to find comfort in my fellow mommas who also sometimes have little leaks when they laugh. In case you’re wondering, you can see the pin here… It’s on auto-correct blunders **be forewarned, there are naughty words and references** …
I like to consider myself an attachment parent, which entails responding to my child’s needs and emotions. But… There are times when I just have to ignore him and not pay attention to his behavior. Why? Because I don’t want him to learn that acting out, throwing a tantrum, breaking our family rules will get …
