I’m trying to remember that bedtime and our sleep routines are more than just that. This is really nighttime parenting, which is different than daytime parenting. The needs are different, their attitudes are different, and given lack of rest and patience, certainly my responses are not going to look the same. However gentle of a … More Parenting through the night
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
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
So saith the Pope. Actually, it makes me a little teary to think about it. I do not consider myself a “lactivist” or anything, and in my 20 months of breastfeeding, and meeting dozens of other breastfeeding moms, I have yet to meet the one who is just “whipping it all out for everyone to … More Just Like the Virgin Mary Nursed Jesus
Everyone knows. Every mother needs to make sure to take some time to herself for herself, by herself. Everyone preaches, even people without kids know the, “nap when the baby naps”, and self-care line. Before kids, I had a lot of time to spend by myself. Before I met my husband, I lived alone for … More Taking some Me-time
I just love this new app filter fad going around. I’m not one for fads and I’m not one for bandwagons, but I just love this going crazy in the breastfeeding world. I did a few versions of my nursling, and I don’t typically take breastfeeding selfies, but now I’m really losing my inhibitions. Which … More The Tree of Life Meets Sick Baby
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