No one ever really prepares you for parenthood. People can tell you all the mistakes they made and offer their advice, but let’s be honest, you don’t know anything until you have experienced it yourself.
My son’s dad and I...
You've probably heard of the idea that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
This is usually shared as a caution for adults, or possibly even teenagers, to think thoughtfully about who we...
People often ask if it’s hard being a single mom. Being my child’s only parental caregiver and financial support system certainly has its challenges, but that’s not what makes being a parent hard. School, sports, hobbies, and family are...
Non-Stop Life
As a business owner and mom, dance teacher, volunteer, and runner of a pretty complex calendar, I admit that it would be very easy to get to the end of each month and have foregone any opportunity to...
Honey, we have to talk, because it happened again today.
I ran into the house, eager to relieve myself after an hour and a half of carpool, and beelined to the bathroom. I lifted the lid, only to face ......
My 10-month-old son has been attending We Play Center Virtual Dance Parties since he was 3 months old. Virtual Dance Parties are 15-minute daily Zoom meetings hosted by a We Play Center facilitator for young children to dance and...
When I was in Elementary School, our entire class went to sleepaway camp as part of the 5th grade curriculum. I have several distinct memories from that experience, but one, in particular, stands out:
The camp had a pool, and...
I've been streaming a few 90s sitcoms lately. I love the nostalgia that comes with watching Everybody Loves Raymond and Home Improvement! The shows are exactly as I remember them growing up. However, I am different. As a kid,...
Over the years, I have been blessed to have made some pretty great friendships with other moms. Through playdates, school functions, work, and other mommy affiliations, I have eventually found myself a part of a fabulous tribe of women,...
I recently went on a girls' trip to Orlando to celebrate a friend turning the big 3-0. With everything going on in the world, I was a little reluctant. However, my plans fell perfectly into place last minute, and...
Being part of a “two-dad” family, I knew there were going to be curve balls thrown at us when raising our babies. Living in New Orleans, we are really blessed to be embraced by this awesome city. From all...
Before I was “Mom,” I was me, Kristina.
Before the rough first couple of weeks of sleepless newborn momma life, I had my tribe of girls. We used to have girls’ nights or happy hour meet ups often, and those...
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...
The first year I lived in New Orleans, I was safely ensconced on the campus of the Baptist seminary in Gentilly. Everyone else was also new in town and we had a little Mayberry of sorts inside those seminary...