I’m scared of my kids. I know I’m not the only one feeling that way; in fact, this may take the cake as the most unoriginal thought I’ve had about motherhood. But however universal, the fact remains: Parenting is hard for many reasons, and one of the big ones is that we’re terrified of making… Continue reading I’m Scared of My Kids (But Who Isn’t?)
As a mom, nothing gives me more comfort than this sentence: Everything is a phase. I started hearing that–we probably all did– as a child. It was a common phrase from teachers talking to other teachers in elementary school: “Imaginary friends are just a phase. Coloring on the walls is just a phase. Not socializing… Continue reading My Mom Mantra: Everything Is a Phase
Last year I was a bad Christmas mom. This year I’m better. Not GOOD, but better. Let’s start by talking about some of the ways I’ve dropped the ball this Christmas season and failed to provide my kids with the most magical of holidays: For the third year in a row, I did not take… Continue reading I’m a Mediocre Christmas Mom
Here’s how dinner with my almost-three-year-old son went last night. Fellow parents, you feel me. Miles would only eat corn if it’s out of a Tupperware container and if there are two pieces so he can switch back and forth. Had to be on the cob, obviously, don’t even try any of that baby stuff… Continue reading How Not to Have Dinner With a Toddler
This has been a week. That’s a cliche. But it’s been a week. Forgive me for using a cliche to express my thoughts — I have mom brain and cliches are all I have. My daughter has been crying and crying and banging her little forehead against the carpet for no reason we can figure… Continue reading Where Was My “How to Raise a Child” Class in College?
We’re potty training our almost-3-year-old son and it’s going wonderfully. It’s also going terribly. I put off potty training longer than I probably should have for a few reasons: 1) A friend with a couple older kids told me potty training was the most harrowing part of her parenting journey thus far, and 2) diapers… Continue reading My Son Won’t Pee Without Me in the Room, So I Guess I’ll Be Visiting Him at School Every Day Until the End of Time
On a trip out of town last week, I took my 1-year-old daughter to urgent care to beg for some medicated eye drops for a raging case of pinkeye, because when does a trip with little kids NOT include a visit to the local urgent care? It all worked out fine— we got the eyedrops,… Continue reading A Stranger at the Urgent Care Clinic Told Me I’m a Good Mom and It Felt Great
I’m sitting alone at the Seattle airport, on my way to a friend’s bachelorette party. I’m crying. I didn’t cry when my first child, my son, was born. And I didn’t cry when his little sister was born a year and a half later. Sure, I was happy. And I was relieved beyond words that… Continue reading Traveling With Kids Is Almost Impossible, But It Turns Out Traveling Without Them Is Boring
I want to be a minimalist. I never thought much about how many things I have until my kids came along. Or I guess maybe there’s a deeper underlying issue: I never had so many things until my kids came along. But now, I look around my house–their bedrooms, the kitchen, the living room, even… Continue reading I Never Thought I Wanted to Be a Minimalist. Then I Had Kids. Then My Kids Got a Bunch of Stuff.
Below is a selection of things my two-year-old son got mad about over the weekend. This is a non-exhaustive list. I only let him watch Wheels on the Bus 12 times, not 13. I made him watch Wheels on the Bus on the TV instead of my phone. The kid on Wheels on the… Continue reading 25 Things That Made My Toddler Mad Last Weekend
