The Young Mommy Life

I haven’t done an “Ask the Readers” post in a while. Here’s one that needs your immediate attention: Hi Young Mommy, I am a 24-year-old mother who is fed up. I’ve been with my child’s father since I was 16. He went away to school and cheated on me and didnt tell me about it until [...]

This past weekend, I went to Borders to meet up with a writer buddy/mommy friend of mine. We let it all out and talked about any and everything: the kids, the husband, the career, our fears, our hopes and dreams, our desires. We made good conversation for more than three hours, barely noticing the darkening sky [...]

Found this little nugget of wisdom on the Finding Erykah blog. I haven’t read all of her posts, but the ones I have read are refreshing honest. A 30something mom with a tween daughter, she has a way with words that makes me pause after sentences, after paragraphs and say to myself, “Hmm. Never thought [...]

So a friend-of-a-friend recently found out she was pregnant. Wonderful news, right? I think so. But apparently, my friend is already thinking about how to tell her boss. It’s still pretty early (not too many people know about it) and according to the friend, her boss hates married women and women with families. FAN-tastic. (Catch the [...]

I love these posts the most because I usually get the best responses. I’m blessed to have so many wonderful, intelligent, resourceful moms stop by. I’m in awe of you all sometimes. Here is the latest dilemma a reader has regarding potty training her son: My little guy is 3 years old and while he [...]