Any other moms out there feeling weirdly ashamed for how they acted or didn’t act before they became a mom? And in a similar vein, any non-moms feeling shame for simply … not being a mom? Over the last several months, I’ve noticed several posts popping up on Instagram that say something like this: That’s… Continue reading Non-Mom-Shaming: Let’s Hope This Isn’t a Trend
I’m obsessing over something this week. Maybe it’s silly, and maybe it’s not. That’s why I’m obsessing over it, I think: Because I don’t know if it’s silly. This is embarrassing, but I got into a bit of an online comment battle last week. It stemmed from a post on Refinery29’s Money Diaries series, in… Continue reading Having a Dog Is Not Like Having a Baby, Part 2: AITA?
I’ll start this post with a few embarrassing admissions: I love reading Refinery29’s Money Diaries, in which an anonymous person records all their spending—and often everything they do and think—for a week. Sometimes I comment on them, even though I’m generally against internet comments. For some reason I love knowing what strangers spend money on,… Continue reading Unpopular Opinion: Having a Dog Is Not Like Having a Baby
When I’m with my kids all weekend, I crave a break. Not necessarily to go out and get a manicure or go out to brunch or do anything specific, just a break from the repetitiveness of changing diapers, washing bottles, putting babies down for naps, answering a million toddler questions (No, I can’t turn the… Continue reading My Kids Actually ARE Asleep! What Do I Do Now?
4th of July with kids > other holidays with kids. I realize I’ve been somewhat pessimistic about holidays with kids. I’m a bad Christmas mom: I have a hard time living up to societal expectations to create a winter wonderland inside my home and lack the motivation to dress my kids in coordinating red outfits… Continue reading Ranking of This Year’s Kid Holidays: 4th of July Takes the Number-One Spot
A friend once told me that before she had babies, she never thought about the fact that newborns wake up multiple times a night. “I brought him home from the hospital, and all of a sudden he was awake every two hours wanting to eat, and I was shocked,” she told me. “Somehow I just… Continue reading I’m Going to Spend A Lot of Time Clipping Other People’s Fingernails & Other Things I Never Considered Before Becoming a Mom
“She’s such a good baby!” “My girl is a good eater.” “He’s easy.” “He’s in the middle of his Terrible Twos.” “Terrible Twos? Wait ‘til you get to Threenager and F-You Fours.” “He doesn’t listen.” “She’s a fussy baby.” “He’s a monster!” Those are all things I’ve either said about my two-year-old son and baby… Continue reading Why I Need To Stop Calling My Daughter a “Good” Baby and a “Bad” Sleeper
I saw an article the other day called “Mother’s Day Is A Crock” and I have to agree. I didn’t read the article because I want to write down why I think Mother’s Day is a crock before I see if our reasons are similar. For me, there are a lot of reasons. Let me… Continue reading Every Day Is Mother’s Day And No Day Is Mother’s Day
Kids are better than us. They just are. Sure, they throw tantrums a lot and they need help with everything which gets kind of old, but also: They’re cuter, they’re more fun, they see the joy in anything, and they get excited about everything. I watch my nine-month-old daughter’s delight at playing peekaboo or seeing… Continue reading I Wish I Could Get As Excited About Literally Anything As My Kid Gets About …
It’s Easter Sunday as I write this and one thing keeps coming to mind today: Easter egg hunts > the pumpkin patch. … But only by a little bit. Like most holidays, Easter is a quintessential Kid Day. Cute/frightening character dressed in a furry costume? Check. Wake up to gifts strewn about their room/the house?… Continue reading Easter Egg Hunts > The Pumpkin Patch (But Only By a Little Bit)
