I had one of those days yesterday. A day when I was exhausted before I even stepped out of bed. A day when the demands seemed to overwhelm me. A day when when the sniffling noses and the whining and the car seat buckles against my numb fingers in the winter cold and the battles against the…
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When Motherhood Has Burned You Out
I’ve got a riddle for you: What do you do when you’re totally and completely burned out by the one thing in your life that you can never escape? OK, so that’s not much of a fun riddle, but still. What would you do? RELATED: Your Baby Is Cute and All, But I Still Don’t Want One…
What If I Don’t Like Being A Stay-At-Home Mom?
After eight long years of parenting, I realized something the other day. In fact, the truth kind of smacked me in the face on a drive home, a truth that left me rather shocked: I don’t actually want to be a stay-at-home mom. Are you as shocked as I am? Honestly, I’ve always thought of…
The One Thing You Need When You Feel Like a Failure As A Mom
I’m not going to lie to you, I feel like I suck as a stay-at-home mom. I know it’s the ages my kids are at right now and a little bit of the winter blues setting in, but every day starts out as a mental battle for myself to slap a smile on and tackle the…
7 Stay-at-Home Mom Stereotypes That Really Aren’t True
I will be the first to admit that a lot of stereotypes about moms, and stay-at-home moms in general, are 100% absolutely true. Stereotypes evolve for a reason. But some of them? Just aren’t true, like a few of these common misconceptions about us stay-at-home mom types I am just a teensy bit tired of hearing: 1….
Life, Lately
It’s been a while since I’ve been in this space, but I’m feeling the need to just, well, vent today. Something is going on with me and I can’t even put my finger on it, but I’m basically having some kind of breakdown. I don’t know if it’s just plain old PMS or something hormonal…
12 Things All Moms Should Stop Caring About
I admit that I’m a naturally curious person. I genuinely do wonder how other mothers live their lives and “do it all” with various situations, different amount of kiddos, and diverse strengths and weaknesses. I think it’s encouraging to hear the struggles and triumphs of mothers and the common bonds we all share. But all…
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…
My Babysitter Must Think I’m a Lunatic
A really embarrassing thing happened to me this week. I woke up on the day that Good Morning America was scheduled to come to my house and film us for a story on my stay-at-home mom article that went completely viral (we’re talking 3 million hits in 3 days kind of viral) and I felt…
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…