This new year has to be different than the last year. I’m not saying that in a desperate way. I’m saying that in a, “I’m making changes”, way. 2019 was such a dark year. I was in a dark hole, I still find myself there, but at least I feel like I’m climbing out of … More 2020 – My Focus is on Me
I’ve been thinking a lot about our discourse in our country and how we choose to relate to each other. Admittedly, I spend more time on social media than normal, and this is basically the bowels of human interchanges. But I think it blurs the lines on what is acceptable to say to each other, … More Our Talk is Cheap
My sweet child made it through surgery and they called her textbook. Very good. It was a very weird thing, holding your baby with the gas mask, watching her drift to sleep in your arms, and handing her over to a bunch of strangers to cut part of her throat out. I know, that’s dramatic. … More Post-Op and Mom Power
It has been a long and trying few weeks. We had a whirlwind of visits from my parents and my father in law. Shortly after my FIL went home, my daughter became sick, and she was having a horrible time with her allergies. When I took her into the doctor for what I thought would … More Validation?
It has been some time since I wrote a letter giving negative feedback to somewhere before. I don’t like to do it, but I have just had it with these doctors who make moms feel bad for no reason. This is ridiculous – they do not have a right to put us down. Here is … More Following Up on Bad Doctor Visits
It’s been a while since I posted, and tried several times last week, but my girl turned two, and it was hectic. My parents came in from out of town to visit/meet their grandchild. Nevertheless, today I had a very frustrating experience and just was so riled up, I may just send this post right … More Frustrations with Doctors
There is so much online anymore about how we raise our kids and discipline them. Note, this might just make some of you angry, but oh well. There are plenty other blogs you can read that won’t. Despite popularity and countless defenses of why one would physically punish kids, I will never be one to … More The Way We Treat Our Kids
I have been thinking a lot about schooling my daughter lately. Several things in the news has prompted me to really consider how education happens in this country, and what the right answer is for our family. We have a few dynamics that make it an unclear choice. My daughter’s anaphylactic allergy to peanuts is … More Edjamakashun
I have been so busy lately with work that I haven’t taken the time to post anything. I have the day off today, and my daughter snoozes away, and while I’m tired, I can’t knock out. People say, sleep when the baby sleeps. It sounds like good advice. But you know, the minute I lay … More When I Can’t Sleep
I was reading through my Facebook feed the other day and some article popped up about “rainbow babies”. I had heard the term before. But I didn’t look much into it because I thought it had to do with the death of a baby. Much like when people refer to their pets after having passed … More My Rainbow Baby
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