I have an unpopular opinion that I’m going to share here with you guys today. And I sincerely hope that the village people of the internet don’t gather with their pitch forks, torches, and try and storm my Barbie Castle in the night. Guys, motherhood isn’t a job. It’s just not. I can’t tell you …
Motherhood isn’t a job, but here’s my resume anyway Read More »
If I had known that it was going to be the last time, I would have taken our picture. One of you falling asleep the way that you had every day of your entire life. Your eyes were usually half closed with a happy smile playing around your lips, all of your focus on nursing. …
On my daughter’s second birthday, a season of lasts Read More »
Well, Thanksgiving week has finally arrived. I don’t know how that happened, it was summer about a week ago, but suddenly the leaves are all falling from the trees and I am staring down the barrel of making dinner for 20 on Thursday. Between mouthfuls of what will hopefully be the most delicious bird anyone …
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Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. It was a wonderful day in which he treated me to breakfast in bed. We sipped champagne and ate our leftover wedding cake before taking off for a leisurely day where we walked, just the two of us, in and out of shops and …
A week ago today I got to do one of the rarest things that I ever get to do. I went to the bathroom alone, with the door closed, and nobody frantically called for me from outside the door. My daughter was still asleep and my husband had already left for work. Pee, peace, and …
Two weeks ago, I would have told you that I was jealous of my friend*. That her life was perfect and that she had it all together. That her marriage was happy, her child was perfect, and everything had gone and was continuing to go exactly how she had planned it. She was the mom …
On the 19th I will turn 35, making these my last few dying days in my early thirties. I thought I’d approach this day with sadness at the loss of my blush of youth, regret for the things that I didn’t do with my life (still haven’t written that Great American Novel, have I?), and …
Once, when I was about fifteen, I got very sick. I had been feeling poorly for a few days before I finally told my mother that I probably needed to go to the doctor. It was there that we received the diagnosis of a sinus infection coupled with bronchitis. I was given a prescription and …
When You’re a Mom, Nobody Cares That You’re Sick Read More »
I was on the floor when it happened. My daughter had been running around the living room, cackling like a lunatic. We were playing a game that consisted of her bringing out toys and piling them up on my chest while I laid on the floor. If the sounds she was making were any indication, …
A funny thing happened in our house last week. My husband and I were enjoying a rare moment where we actually got to sit next to one another on the couch, when he let out a sneeze. Now, this man is a loud and obnoxious sneezer. We’re talking cartoon style ACHOOOOO’s, complete with a full …
A surefire sign that you’re the problem when it comes to parenting Read More »