My Brother is a Sexual Predator
I always knew there was something different about my brother. He was over a decade my senior but always seemed more immature than me. I had a job from a young age, while years...
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...
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...
I don't know if it's a neurodivergent thing, a trauma response, or if it's actually normal -- but at some point during a heated argument with my partner, my entire system shuts down. I become instantly touched-out, furious, and...
A letter to you from Sugar Moon,
Emotional, tired, exhausted, burnt out, wrapped up in appointments, needing a break from playing Uber driving, and sick of meal planning. All the feelings of the mundane everyday mom life routine. OVER IT!...
Social media, the news, the Huffington Post, and society all tell us what being a "good mom" means. It usually involves cooking healthy meals without high fructose corn syrup, brushing teeth twice a day, giving baths, helping out with homework,...
Odds are you have a close family member or friend who has been through a divorce. Maybe it is your own divorce, your parents, or maybe you have only been a spectator. Sometimes it is a clean break, sometimes...
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...
This post is inspired by all the women who lament that their husband refuses to get a vasectomy.
Dear Men,
I understand your manhood is important to you. Your testicles are basically an inside organ living on the outside of your...
There is a whole different behind-the-scenes world that is unique to the mom who does not have a partner in the home, in my case the divorced mom. Individually, these moments are meaningless. Collectively, my experiences are vastly different...
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...
How did this happen? Did I do something? She must hate me. These are the things that grow through my mind on a regular basis. This is the one person in my whole world, I thought our friendship would...
“Mommy, Can Two Girls Get Married?” :: How I’d Handle The Question Versus Three Years Ago
Almost three years ago, I published an article for New Orleans Mom entitled, “Mommy, Can Two Girls Get Married?” They reposted it recently for...
After I had kids, I found it difficult to get in the mood or want anything to do with sex. Prior to having kids, my husband and I had a great sex life. Once or twice a week was...