Parenting With Heart And Humor
It was a pretty normal Tuesday morning. I was on my way to work, dressed in my standard navy business suit with a few snot stains around my knees and some crusty baby food over my left shoulder. The two oldest kids were in school, while our youngest was at home with our nanny. (At the time, we only View Post
We have what people call a “large family”. When I met my husband, I certainly didn’t think “this man can give me a large family, he’s good breeding stock. Let me snatch him up right away!” I am positive he didn’t see the potential in me for carrying four pony-sized babies, but fate/ destiny/ View Post
Over a decade ago, my boyfriend called his parents with “THE news”. The call went a little something like this: Dreamy Boyfriend: “Mom, I have news for you... we are getting married!” Dreamy Boyfriend’s mom: ”WHY?” And just like that, our relationship as mother-in-law (“MIL”) and View Post
Let me guess, your spouse asked you to buy gifts for your mother-in-law, and you are at a loss. Look no further! We have the perfect gifts for your MIL! If you have been with your spouse or partner for more than a week, any conversation related to buying Christmas/ birthday/ anniversary presents View Post
As soon as the temperatures drop, noses across the land start to drip, voices get rough and hoarse and one by one, our good men fall victim to the man cold! I have received information and materials from Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division. The opinions View Post
Take a step back from motherhood and spend quality time with your partner! The things in this Babble Boxx review will make you feel like a woman. This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Single Edition Media. I received product and other compensation in return for my honest View Post
Dear Woman in a Toxic Relationship, I see you! Not in a creepy, stalker way, no you have enough of that going on in your everyday life. But I SEE you - the woman behind the sad eyes, the unkempt hair, the mismatched clothes and the body language that screams “please let me blend in. I don’t View Post
I rarely write like this, but when something irks me enough, you can rest assured that I will get a few things off my chest. Moms, for the love of all things good in this world, please stop making Facebook AWKWARD! You know the feeling of watching an incredibly uncomfortable Facebook post going from View Post
The Night I Saved The Girl With Steel Blue Eyes: I looked deeply into her vaguely familiar steel blue eyes. There was a warmth about them, but also something so broken, sad and lacking sparkle. We stood there and stared each other down for a long time. That’s when I heard it - his words. His View Post
Today's article is a guest post! Marissa is a licensed Mental Health Counselor who specialized in couple's counseling and child development before starting her own family. She has been published in many academic journals and magazines. We run ourselves ragged these days, and frankly, we’re View Post
I was recently prompted by Today’s Parenting Team to write an article about moms judging moms. This is a topic that irks me to no end and there are as many stories as there are moms. Thankfully I have over the years learned to shut my ears to negative judgmental chatter, only to focus on the View Post
I recently had the pleasure of receiving a pre-released copy of 30 Day Marriage Challenge: Accepting the challenge to make your marriage better in one month by Becky Moseley, and I am thrilled to share my thoughts about it with you. This article contains affiliate links to the book. My late View Post
You just took a call from your child’s doctor. It wasn’t his staff calling with the results, it was the doctor himself - which we all know only means that the test came back positive for (fill in the blanks). You hang up the phone, maybe you remembered to wish him a “good day”, or not - regardless View Post
I have a theory that people never really change over the years. Before this article sparks a big philosophical debate, I challenge you to think of your circle of mommy friends in Any Town, USA. I made my own observations last week when I volunteered at my sons’ elementary school during their book View Post
