Remember the Baby-Sitters Club series, the quintessential young-adult books about the teenage girls who all sit at someone’s house in Connecticut every week, waiting for the phone to ring with parents looking to book babysitters? There was Kristy, the responsible one, Stacey, the cool one who for some reason had diabetes, Mary Anne, the quiet… Continue reading Where’s the Baby-Sitters Club When I Need It?
Lately, I’ve been kinda obsessed with giving myself grace and reminding myself it’s okay to not always be the BEST mom. Sometimes it’s okay to be a so-called ‘bad’ mom, as long as you keep your kids are safe and healthy (note the quotes around bad, I’m not condoning ACTUALLY being a bad mom, more… Continue reading Finding the Balance Between Good Mom and “Bad” Mom
Birth certificates and diaper bags and pack ‘n plays, oh my! I’ve been reading a lot about the invisible labor of motherhood and never have I felt it as much as this week, as we prepare for a family trip to Palm Springs. Not only will it be 12-week-old Linnea’s first time on a plane,… Continue reading Prepping to Travel With Children: There’s a Difference Between a Vacation and a Trip
I feel disheartened today. I went into the day wanting to write about what it’s like to get a toddler to eat, what it’s like to try to take a toddler and a newborn hiking (TLDR: It’s “hiking” not hiking), how I feel guilty because I give my toddler more attention than the baby. But… Continue reading Why Won’t You Eat the Orange Slices? Narrative of a Toddler Meltdown
