Being a mom is the most rewarding, draining, backbreaking and beautiful job there is! It is non-stop 24/7 with no breaks or pause button. Moms have always had a load, but in these days and times, being a mom is even more challenging. With added precautions and mandates for safety, you may be stuck in …
Hi. I’m a stay-at-home mother of two, and I’m tired. No, not the usual I-need-to-take-a-nap tired, or the if-I-don’t-get-a-cup-of-coffee-right-this-second-i-will-flip-out tired. This is something different. This is a mentally-exhausted-and-serious-problem kind of tired. I say “serious” because recently there was an accident. And it probably wouldn’t have happened if I wasn’t on the edge of a mental …
Mom Burnout is Realer Than Ever (3 Ways to Help Cope) Read More »
I’m not going to lie to you all. My daughter took a very long time to get off the bottle. She was stubborn and super bossy when it came to her ba-ba. I tried many things to try to “wean” her off… but nothing seemed to work. I tried to do what the other moms said …
How Real Life Moms Transitioned Their Baby Off the Bottle Read More »
Dear Firstborn, my trial-and-error child, I used to think about you, before I knew you. I thought I knew you. But I really didn’t know you at all. Before I had you, I was somebody else. I wasn’t the me I am now; I was the me-before-you. I had many friends, and was always up …
(Congratulations, you’re about to get the most important piece of parenting advice ever) I know, it’s hard not putting your child’s needs above your own. We all do it at one point, and I’m guilty of this. They’re most likely the center of your attention, but have you noticed… they’re not the center of their …
If you’re someone who recalls asking a SAHM what they do all day with major attitude please check yourself, and then read this so you can stop asking. People in my life are constantly asking me questions about work as if being a SAHM isn’t a real thing… and every time it makes my blood …
Well well well, you couldn’t wait to get home from the hospital to introduce your baby to his new home. The first couple days are fine; the baby wakes up every couple hours throughout the night and you’re still having afterpains, but that’s OK because you have a few pain killers left that the DR …
Struggles of Being a SAHM That Nobody Talks About Read More »
Being a Mom is H.A.R.D. I know it, you know it, everyone knows it (I hope). You may be searching for the light at the end of the tunnel with no luck in sight. Newborns cry all the time, infants need your constant attention and care. Toddlers throw tantrums for no reason, and young children …
You are a good mom. Say it to yourself. Now say it again. If you’re looking for recognition, you’re most likely not going to get it. Not from anyone other than yourself at least. And that’s ok. Because YOU know who you are and what kind of mother you are: a good one. You watch …
From time to time you may feel like a slight or complete-and-total failure when it comes to the “mom thing.” I get it, so do I. I mean, it’s pretty hard not to when anything and everything seems to go wrong in your presence. You had what you thought was a simple cold- but it …
No, Mama, You’re Not Failing, Its Just REALLY Hard Read More »
