“Mommy, will you lay with me?” I looked at the clock and rolled my eyes. It was already 9:30 pm and it was the last thing I wanted to do. I was tired. I wanted to finish watching a show…
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How to Ditch Mom Guilt Forever with This Single Thought
It’s so prevalent once you become a parent. The mom guilt sets in almost immediately after holding your new baby. Will I harm him if I don’t breastfeed? To co-sleep or not to co-sleep? How early is too early to go…
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30 Awesome Non-Princess Netflix Movies for Kids
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock (like me) you know that Netflix is the bombdotcom for kids. (And grown ups!) While we’ve been binge watching House of Cards, our girls have been loving the movies on their iPad. They…
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Let’s Bring Back the Village
My mother-in-law was in town for a visit and we were reminiscing about how the hell she survived raising four kids. Her response? “Oh we had it easier back then.” I was kind of surprised, I’ll admit, about how it…
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10 Things You Miss Once You Become a Parent
We don’t often reminisce or miss our life before we had our girls. We love our children and feel so grateful that after several years of fertility treatment and IVF we were finally able to conceive. But there are those times…
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Why We Are Doing NOTHING This Summer
I had big plans to be a “good mom” this summer. There were going to be chore charts, reading goals, daily letter writing practice, and cursive classes. There would be no screen time until the beds were made, and planned…
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How Getting Her Ears Pierced Made Me Grow Up
I started noticing changes in our five-year-old just a few weeks after her birthday. First, she was easier at school drop-off. Normally clinging to our legs, she had become more confident and began walking straight in. Then over the holidays…
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Today I Was a Bad Mom And That’s OK
This post originally appeared on Perfection Pending. I knew it the second the alarm clock shouted at me at 6:40AM, I was tired. Not tired, exhausted. My muscles and bones ached, and my eyelids felt as if they weighed 110…
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What Date Night IS REALLY Like After Kids
Remember when you were young and carefree? When date night was an event you looked forward to for days? It didn’t matter what time you went out or returned home, for you could always sleep in, and the hangover would…
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Why Her Birthday is My Special Day Too
I never meant to be a Pinterest mom. I have the patience of a moth and glue guns are my mortal enemy. But once I finally became a mother, her birthday wasn’t just about her. It also became monumental to…
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