Sometimes motherhood is not sexy.
At times, it can be. The curve of a pregnant belly, the glow of a mama-to-be’s face, the way a mom looks when she sees her kids for the first time after a long day at work? All very sexy.
But the times when the baby spit up in your hair, you [...]
Category Archives: The big picture
Reminder: Put yourself first
Guest post: Becoming a compotent mother
Today’s guest post is from Alicia, blogger at MomDelicious, mommy of Aiden, and my BFF-in-the-head (alright, I admit, I just want to be her when I grow up).
It’s sad to say that I don’t even remember how I “met” Alicia but she’s occupied a cozy place in my life for a little while now. Whenever I kick [...]
The pressure of being young
Work has been kicking my ass lately. Like, Oh-my-God-it’s-Monday-again?-I-swear-weekends-go-by-in-a-blur type of ass kicking. Not really my cup of tea, but I like what I do so I manage.
But I need (this family needs) a vacation.
So we start looking at our options. It ain’t pretty. We’ve got grad school looming for me and a never-ending stack of bills [...]
Love letter to my 2-year-old
Dear Thomas,
I’ve spent the past two years trying to give you a nickname and the only two that stuck are: Thomas-Thomas (because you get into everything I always say your name twice) and Chunky Boy (because you’re so chunky). Let’s go with Chunky Boy for purposes of this blog post, okay?
So, [...]
Do you know what you’re missing? (A young mom’s sacrifice)
I was reading this article in New York magazine, “All Joy and No Fun,” about the drugdery of parenting.
One paragraph stood out: Those who delay parenthood – to build a career, to save money, to travel and enjoy their twenties and early thirties without being tied down by a family – were much more unhappy [...]
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