We have all heard the expression “It takes a village!” when it comes to raising our kids. But what happens when your village is small? What happens when you look around and everyone seems to have a huge tribe...
Not everyone keeps in touch with friends from high school. Some of my very closest friends today are from college or adulthood, and those friendships are invaluable to me.
But having my 20+ year high school best friends still as...
They say when we get older we get wiser.
This is most definitely true because we all learn from experience and our mistakes. Growing up we all want to make friends and be liked. I see it in my...
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A few years ago, I lucked into a small subgroup of a sleep training group on Facebook. The moms there were hilarious...
{Author's note: I absolutely recognize that this is a great film to show to a coming-of-age kid already completely aware of the birds and the bees. My perspective is that of a mother of the typical young Pixar audience...
My husband leaving is a constant cycle. He doesn’t leave for good, just for now. In the middle of the night, he kisses all four of us on our foreheads trying to not wake us before getting in his...
They say that Teamwork makes the Dream Work. You know what? It’s true.
To know us as a family is to know that we are anything but conventional; a story that we have written since the very beginning. We had...
I've seen this metaphor circulating around--stop watering dead plants. They're usually referencing friendships or relationships. Stop pouring yourself into something where you aren't getting anything in return. I mean, I get the sentiment, but...
This metaphor bugs me on several...
I openly share my life as a co-parent, people will reach out to me over the years at varying stages of their co-parenting experience with questions.
While everyone’s situation is unique here are the three most common questions I...
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...
Mom, you may just want to stop here and come back in a couple of weeks for my next post. You have been warned.
Although I do not generally use others to gauge what is normal for my life, I...
Why does Valentine’s Day get so easily overlooked?
Is it because it usually falls around a busy Mardi Gras season? Are we just too occupied with planning parade routes, getting fitted for ball gowns, decorating shoebox floats, stuffing our faces...
Let’s first preface this with everyone has a little bit of all the Love Languages. Once you know your main Love Language, it is easier for your partner to know how you want to receive love. My partner’s main...
If you landed on this post, chances are you are struggling with eliminating someone from your life. This is not an easy choice, but you are not alone. You may also find this open letter to a toxic family...