The Young Mommy Life

I’ve come to accept the fact that – for the time being at least - I am always going to be tired. Kids are a lot of work, especially when you have little ones. I can’t even imagine the day when my daughter no longer needs me to do the little things for her, like pour [...]

I’m very big on to-do lists. I make lists for everything: groceries to buy, projects to do, cleaning to be done, etc. But I do get discouraged because it seems like I never cross off everything on my list! There’s always something left over. It’s like some cruel joke that, in my world, there are [...]

Most of the time, being a mom seems like a thankless job. Admit it, you never really realized how hard it was for your mom, until you could step into her shoes and see what she had been dealing with all this time. Unfortunately for you, your kids probably won’t appreciate you fully for a [...]

It’s easy to feel like a failure as a mother, especially when you haven’t been doing it long. You lose your patience, you fail to recognize the signs of an oncoming illness, you realize your kid has their shoes on the wrong feet (and they have been all day). Piled together these situations, while innocent, [...]

From the very beginning of your journey, the road ahead has looked impossible. Many questions probably flowed through your mind: How am I going to support this child? Am I ready to effectively end any selfish behavior I may have? Am I ready to  wake up and not be as concerned about my own well-being, [...]