“You need a break, Mama!” “Leave that baby with Grandma and enjoy your husband!” “Make time for you!” “It takes a village!” How many times have I heard well-meaning statements like these? How many times have I poured out my heart and soul on the Internet (like an idiot, I know, but it’s so convenient!)…
motherhood is hard
Have You Ever…?
Have you ever woke up in the morning and just thought, “I can’t do this today…”? Have you ever been forced to sit in the bathroom with your toddler while he takes an actual 20-minute dump and you envision a life that could have been spent doing anything but cleaning up poop constantly? Have you…
When You Aren’t Loving Motherhood
“Do you really think you would enjoy this?” I said to my husband over our fajitas last night. “Do you really think you would like staying home, day after day after day with them?” He looked rather sheepishly down at his plate of rice and beans and shook his head. I nodded, triumphantly stabbing my…
I’m Still Here, I Promise
A few days ago, when it was actually warm outside (unlike the blizzardy snowfall that is currently happening outside my window right now, bleeechh), the hubs and I took a long walk with the kiddos. Almost right away, as I am apt to do, apparently, I started complaining. “You know, I’m already dreading the summer…
I Think My Job Is Harder Than My Husband’s
There. I said it. Sometimes, I think my job as a mom, part-time nurse, and fledgling writer is harder than my husband’s. And I think it makes me a jerk. It’s not something I even want to think about, mind you, but deep down, I have the teeniest, tiniest conviction that maybe, just maybe, my…
Why Is This So Hard Again?
Over the weekend, on my *one* day off, (if there is such a thing, right?) the fam and I were lounging about in front of the roaring fire. We were warm and toasty and I was basking in the rosy glow of motherhood in one of those Hallmark moments when the kids are smiling, the…