You have heard it said “Moms don’t get sick days!” The fact of the matter is that we occasionally are down for the count, and no amount of will or might can lift our fatigued bottoms from the sofa. So, does that mean your kids are going to starve, thirst […]
There is only one job where you are on the clock 24 hours a day, 7 days a week receive no paycheck and go to bed thinking you have the greatest job in the world. Being a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) is what most little girls dream of as they push […]
Even in this day and age, mothers are often made to feel uncomfortable when breastfeeding their infants in public. But in all 50 states, breastfeeding in public is legal – and it is an illegal discriminatory act to approach a woman and condemn her for doing so. Sadly, this hasn’t […]
As technology advances at the speed of light and people are able to instantly find information and communicate, it seems new phrases are coined daily. New names for age-old issues that we all deal with; more specific names for diseases and disorders; new disorders and syndromes being named and worried […]
Moms who have just given birth and hold a full-time job are often put in a position to have to choose between caring for their baby and going back to work. Some companies offer generous leave policies, while some moms barely take a week off before they head back to […]
Remember when nobody had heard of the term “helicopter parent”? And now there is a name for every genre of parent! Every year a new trend seems to inexplicably catch hold of the parenting population, while another quietly fades away. New trends can be exciting, scary, or surprising, but we […]
Julia Webb has always had a passion for running and a competitive streak, so it was no surprise she signed up to run a half-marathon. But not only did this incredible pro-life mom beat the world record for the fastest half-marathon… … she did so while pushing her precious 10-month […]
If you are anything like me, you can’t help but wipe the bathroom down almost every time you are in there – especially if you go after a eight-year-old boy. There are only so many hours in a day to get the house in order, so naturally picking and choosing […]
When people think of PTSD they usually picture a war-torn veteran, struggling to adjust to civilian life. While this picture is not wrong, it doesn’t encompass the whole population of sufferers. Mothers who have lost their children experience a kind of grief that is lingering, relentless, and often debilitating. […]
It’s no secret parents don’t get a lot of personal time, but that is even more reason to make the most of the moments you do get. Being a parent is hard- yet rewarding- work that begins with children jumping on your bed and ends with an exhausting battle over […]