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
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
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
“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)
