When I was 7, I was sexually assaulted by two teenage boys. It wasn’t as severe as some other people have experienced, but looking back I can see it was a pivotal moment in…
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Ok. I’m all about trusting your Motherlucker gut. I absolutely believe the best way to mother is the way that feels best to you. That aside? If your gut says “I’m ok with my…
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When we first decided to start a family, I was sure my husband and I would make the most epic parents. Overconfident? Maybe just a little. I did, after all, have my BA in…
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Remember when a dropped pacifier or toy was instantly whisked off to be sterilized? When food could barely touch the plate, never mind the floor? When hands were washed then sanitized before holding baby?…
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The summer before my freshman year of high school, I got a bug bite that almost resulted in brain damage. I know…it sounds insane…but if something like that can happen, odds are it will…
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I think you know the difference between a trip and a vacation but, in case you don’t, I’ll make the math real simple: Trip = WHOLE family travels to make memories and raise cultured…
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I love me some Christmas. It’s the one holiday I feel all sorts of magical nostalgia. One song, one wiff of a live pine tree, one sip of a cup of hot chocolate shoots…
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Our first official holiday as a family of three was to Hawaii for 7 days to visit my uncles. Little did we know, baby baggage in every sense of the word, was already throwing…
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“I’ll see you tomorrow at Jake’s birthday,” I casually commented to one of the moms after preschool last Friday. “Oh, I can’t be bothered to rush to the toy store to buy some stupid piece of plastic…
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“I’ll see you tomorrow at Jake’s birthday,” I casually commented to one of the moms after preschool last Friday. “Oh, I can’t be bothered to rush to the toy store to buy some stupid piece of plastic…
