The Young Mommy Life

If you have any interest in co-parenting, there’s someone you need to know. Well, two people. Deesha. And Michael. Deesha Philyaw and Michael Thomas are exes. Ex-husband and wife to be exact. Nothing too noteworthy there. But what IS noteworthy is the lengths they will go to make sure life for their kids is the best they [...]

I wrote this for BMWK.com, first posted 12/11/08. Gives you something to read over while I’m on “vacation.” See you Monday! This ain’t the Boy Scouts: There’s no such thing as a prepared parent   I know one of the first things I did when I found out I was pregnant with my first child [...]

I wrote this for BMWK.com, posted 12/18/08 I wish I knew… 1. How much I would worry about finances. Pre-baby, when my bank account balance was nearing zero I knew I could always scrape by, perhaps skip a meal or two, and I’d survive. Now? There’s no getting around a lack of cash. Something always [...]

I’m a young mom, and with 1.5 kids (soon to be two any day now), I think I’m done. No, not think, I know. I know I’m done having kids. But everyone I know thinks I’m crazy for deciding this at 22. With two kids already, don’t I have a right to step back and [...]