Honest reflections and real stories about the emotional ups and downs of motherhood as kids grow – from toddler tantrums to school chaos and everything in between. Because every stage comes with its own kind of hard (and beautiful).
Dinner time with children is really something else, isn’t it? It requires impressive logistics and management skills. Well, not the cooking part. The thinking part. The deciding, planning, remembering, shopping — and then somehow still finding the energy to cook something halfway decent when you’re already running on fumes. I don’t know about you, but …
When does it get easier? It’s what every new mum asks. Many mums of older kids say, never. And while I’ve never liked that answer, the older my boys get, the more I understand exactly what they mean. While I am convinced — and forever will be — that the postpartum stage is the most …
It sounds wild, doesn’t it? Especially if you remember those early baby days when you were constantly sleep deprived and it was all about survival. I used to think that was the most exhausted I would ever be. The kind of tired that lives in your bones and never fully leaves. And yet here I …
You love your children – you really do. But sometimes, it takes every bit of willpower not to scream at the top of your lungs. Or run away. (Totally normal feelings, by the way.) Sometimes the pressure is just so intense that you do lose it — sometimes for a reason, sometimes just because you’ve …
What to Do When You Can’t Afford a Birthday Party for Your Child “I feel like the worst mum ever. My daughter’s birthday is next week, and I can’t afford a party or gifts. I’m sick, exhausted, and barely keeping the lights on.” Does this sound familiar? If so, please know you’re not the only …
Are you worried your parenting “mistakes” hurt your children? A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a friend that really stopped me in my tracks. She was telling me about something that happened when her son was little. One day, he bit her, and she jokingly said, “You bite like a giraffe.” A …
