One of the hardest parts of having a family as diverse as ours – “blended” family with kids 7+ years apart – is trying to find a way to have meaningful quality time where no one feels left out, and no one feels pandered to. (This goes for us as adults, too.) Because if we(…)
If we talk bluntly here, I will admit that I am a Mom and a Stepmom. These are two different things, no matter which way you slice it. Of course you love the kids, biological and not. But there are so many other factors in stepparenting that change the dynamic. Namely, the presence of (in(…)
When Tony – now 5 – was a baby, we had a situation. Now, I’ll give you a bit of backstory. Tony’s first pediatrician was someone recommended to us through friends, and was not a good fit. I should’ve known when she asked me at our six week check-up if I had started potty training.(…)
You know how you felt at the end of The Sixth Sense? You felt like NO WAY I HAD ALL THE CLUES THE WHOLE TIME AND I NEVER PUT IT TOGETHER. We all felt that way. **** Back in late July, I had my IUD removed. At first, it was because we were going “to(…)
If you were to ask me what the biggest challenge about college as a working adult has been thus far, I’d say immature online platforms but if you dig further, I’d say: it forces me to take time for me. Until I had to do this, until I had something that could not be done(…)
I kept trying to put my stance into words when the Chick-Fil-A debaucle finally hit the fan, and I probably failed miserably each time, because how do you articulate things that you just feel are right? Especially when you want to do so without hurting anyone with differing opinions, even if they’re so much louder(…)
We are a family with two working adults. Unfortunately, this means that there are two adults who are exhausted by the time dinner rolls around. Now we try and plan for this, obviously, as we are not made of money and cannot eat every dinner out of the house. But there are times where we(…)
