My husband and I haven't slept in our bed together in almost a year. I didn't tell anybody until about 3 or 4 months ago because I was ashamed. In my mind I thought that sleeping apart might make...
This time of year shines light on so many practicing Christians as well as born-again Catholics, to really test their faith and commitment by giving something up for Lent. For 40 days and nights, we Catholics go without to...
Picture it, New Orleans, March of 2016... (in my best Sophia Petrillo voice) three of my girlfriends went out to dinner one night. As they sat there eating & chatting, they talked about how we could manage to get...
Mid-Life Mambo
My safe bubble of childhood burst when I was seven years old. My dad left my mom, my sister and me for another woman. I didn’t know that he left us for “her” when I was seven –...
"Oh you'll be a great doctor's wife" an older coworker told me the morning I returned to work after my engagement the night before. It seemed an odd way to offer congratulations.
Whatever I thought it might have meant to...
Growing up, I only had my grandmother. Sadly, my father‘s parents passed away before I was born, and my mother‘s father passed away when I was four years old. I have very fond memories of my grandmother but always...
My love letter to leaving New Orleans.
For the second time that is.
I grew up in Chalmette and always daydreamed of a life that took me away to a big city with hustle and bustle. I got the chance to...
If you are looking for things to do with kids in New Orleans, you have come to the right website because New Orleans Mom is the "go to" resource for enjoying New Orleans with kids. However, if you are...
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have never met a stranger. But for a while, I started to feel like my overt friendliness and general openness to people was a bad thing. I started to wonder...
When discussing Mother's Day recently, my friends and I talked about the pressure we sometimes feel surrounding holidays. One friend remarked that scrolling through social media and seeing the fun gifts and sweet gestures other women's husbands were making...
If you have a school-aged child, you are probably already aware of the do's and don'ts when it comes to birthday party invitations. Really, there's only one -- DO invite EVERY child, and DON'T bring invitations unless there's one...
I couldn’t have written it better if I were Scorsese. I had recently moved to the country, a small town called Sunshine, LA, right outside of Baton Rouge, which gives me a scenic 15-minute drive home along the majestic...
As a divorcee, I get a lot of questions from people about marriage issues, legal separation, the divorce process, and custody arrangements. I'm no expert and certainly never asked to be a leader in divorce advice, but there is...
The News
Finding out that you're expecting can bring out a lot of emotions. The day I found out that I was pregnant, I curled up on the sofa and cried. My head was spinning with questions. As I was...