The Young Mommy Life

For many two-parent households, the decision to have both parents work outside the home, and/or have one stay home to care the for the kids is never an easy one (even moreso in these tough economic times we’re facing). In either circumstance, it takes a strong team to create a balanced household and ensure that [...]

Today is Day 2 of the Student Parent Support Symposium and I am having a blast so far. There are so many innovative programs people are creating for student-parents – I am blown away truly. One of the highlights of Day 1 was getting to meet some student-parents themselves. Tamar Carr, a senior at Ohio [...]

A couple of hours after my daughter (my firstborn) made her entrance into the world, I was sitting in my hospital room, alone. I was overwhelmed with emotion at that point and I’m pretty sure everyone who walked into my room – the doctors, nurses, even the lady that comes around to take the newborn [...]

A reader sent me an email a couple days ago, asking me basically, how in the hell I manage to do everything I talk about: writing books, going to school, blogging, being a mommy and wife, working from home with two kids (and no babysitter….really, I can’t stress it enough. Someone please come help me.). [...]

Last week, I found myself sitting in my room, crying, angry, sad, lonely. Four adjectives that don’t really make sense for a supposedly happy married mama of two. But I was sad. Deeply, deeply sad and confused about where my life was headed. I constantly feel this pressure on me, at times it gets so [...]