A couple years back, mostly out of necessity, my wife and I instituted a plan we came across. This plan has allowed us to teach our kids about gratitude, help them combat materialism, all while still giving them what I hope is a magical Christmas season.
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How often did I lose my patience, forgetting that she needed me to be steadfast and reliable? How many times had I responded sharply or carelessly instead of making her feel heard and loved? Had I been a good mom more often than not?
My fear has caused me to do weird things during the short time you’ve been with me, like speak only in terms of “if” and “maybe.”
Part of me wants to rewind time to before my daughter could properly pronounce all her words, when she’d still let me dress her, and just freeze her there.
The holidays creep up on you, and you swear that this year will be different. That this year you won’t be stressed. That this year, you’ll slow down and make the holidays enjoyable for once. But then, family starts calling.
I LOVE Halloween, but my family refuses to do this with me..
If your kids love Halloween but you’d rather skip right past it, here’s how to make this holiday suck just a little bit less.
Watching my three-year-old get out of bed to kneel beside her sister’s bed and cover her in prayer caused me to look at the world in a different way.
Spring brings a lot of unpredictable weather, which leads to a lot of time spent inside, sometimes even for several days at a time waiting for the dreaded rain to go away.
I’m here to remind myself — and all of us who may struggle with the less-than-ideal moments, of all of those truly awesome things about motherhood.
This play gym, tailored to provide play for a full year, is our new family favorite and my first recommendation for new moms.
I realized that not talking to my daughters about the women’s marches didn’t just shield them from the knowledge of inequality. It hid something awesome.
You would think after having six babies, I’d have this birth thing down pat. You’d be wrong.
Why, you might ask? Why spoil her fun and wonder-filled childhood Christmas memories?
We have enough going on at this time of year — I’m not going to add a tradition that brings unnecessary pressure simply because everyone else is doing it.