Six large plastic tubs full of children’s clothes that no longer fit sit in my dining room. My plan is to sort through for what to keep for memories and what to give / donate / sell. I’ve gotten...
"Baby Daddy"
We hear this often, but what exactly does it mean?
According to Merriam-Webster, the phrase "baby daddy" means::
"one who is not married to or in a long-term intimate relationship with the child’s mother”
According to the Urban Dictionary, the phrase...
Divorce is not something you think of when you go into a relationship. If that were the case, no one would ever get married. I was young and dumb, to say the least, got married at 22, had a...
Mima, Pere, and Nana are the names of my children’s living grandparents. When I first had children, I wanted to nurture a close relationship with their grandparents. I grew up especially close to my maternal grandparents and wanted the...
Divorce is not my favorite topic. It's a long and winding road that I don't particularly recommend. However, I went through my own struggle and rebuilding about six years ago and gathered enough experience through that process to have...
6 million views later, I realized co-parenting was clearly still worth discussing. My Ex-Husband Michael agreed to my request that we should do a short video on our life as Co-Parents, but we didn’t plan it out. It was...
Guilt is a useless punishing emotion. It lurks deep in your heart or sometimes relentlessly in the front of your mind. You may cry, get angry, grind your teeth, or toss and turn at night. Parents who lament over...
10 Clues You Are a Working Mom During Mardi Gras
Motherhood is a constant struggle for work-life balance. Family pressures are constant, but what does it look like when you add Carnival season to the mix? Companies tend to be...
Alright, relationship status single moms. Are you ready for this? You will be having sex AGAIN. And sex because you want it. Not because you are trying to get pregnant. Or because it’s your anniversary. Goodbye obligatory sex, hello...
So your friend is getting a divorce, and you're not sure how you feel about it. You may believe she could be handling it better, that you would have done X. You might be a child of a difficult...
Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate being a mom and to thank our own moms for being amazing.
It’s a beautiful time. Everyone wears their pretty outfits, goes out to eat, and some get to relax by not doing...
You’re filling out mundane paperwork for a new doctor for your 4 year old. The next question: Where does the child primarily reside? And I check off two boxes, mother AND father. I scribble in the numbers 50/50. But...
I’m almost 40 and I’m dating again. Divorce heralds in much of what was once old making it new again. And I’ve never felt more lost in the myriad of approaches, processes, and social norms than dating. Again. Oh...
Dating after divorce, dating as a single mom, dating this go-around in life looks a lot different than in your 20s. You have changed. You already have your children, your career is established, and perhaps like myself, have experienced...