I’m not a perfect mother. I know, I know. I was just as shocked to learn that as you are. The truth is that I’m in great company because none of us are perfect mothers. We all have flaws, big or small or both. We all have ways in which we believe we could do…
Motherhood
The Other Side of the Table
The other day (last week? Two weeks ago?) I was scrolling through Facebook and I stumbled across a status update from a mom friend. It was all about how well her son is doing in school. How he’s being praised for good citizenship, behavior, and academics. She’s so proud of him. She should be proud…
Dear Joshua, On Your First Day of Kindergarten
Dear Joshua, Today you started Kindergarten. I always fret and worry about you and big changes in your life, and man, this year is going to bring a few of those. Kindergarten feels like such a big deal, a much bigger deal than any change we’ve weathered so far. You feel so big and yet…
So You Want to Have a Baby…6 Things You Need To Know
So you want to have a baby, you say? Tis not a decision to be made lightly! As an expert parent* I’m here to share my knowledge regarding all the ways your life will change once you welcome that little bundle into your life.** I’m a giver like that. If, after reading this list of…
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
Ever since having Joshua, I’ve thought of various ways I might celebrate motherhood in a tattoo of some sort. About a year into PPD, I wrote a post that ended with a letter to Joshua where I talked about how he is the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside and…