The Young Mommy Life

By Alicia Harper Last year, I took Aiden on a trip to Disney World. It was five days of fun in Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Magic Kingdom. Just us two. I had our entire itinerary planned down to the letter. I’m meticulous like that. The plan was to go on certain rides at certain times [...]

I swear I’m  not the only one, right? My kids are TV junkies. I wish they weren’t, but they are. But hey! At least they watch shows like Dora the Explorer and Wonder Pets and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. But I discovered something: I actually like these shows. And I find myself getting too invested in [...]

Because my first pregnancy was way out of left field, I decided I wanted to know the sex of the baby and no one was going to get in my way. “Do you want to know the sex?” the ultrasound tech asked me. I laid on the table, shirt hiked up. “I think it’s a [...]

I take my kids to preschool on Monday and we go into my daughter’s classroom to hang up her coat in her cubby. I look up  and notice the teacher has kites on the walls with each child’s name on it. Below the kites are ribbons with each achievement the child has learned. Under my [...]

First, let me say that I am rooting for these girls to succeed. If they succeed, then their children can succeed and we all benefit. Second, let me say that this show makes me uncomfortable. I start squirming whenever it’s on. I usually can’t make it through an entire episode. I’ll make two quick observations about [...]