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Let’s Play Ball:: All About Spring Sports
I never thought I'd say this. In fact, I never thought I'd admit it. If I'd been asked before I was pregnant, I'd have laughed like a hyena, denying the possibility. If it had...
3 Practical Tips for Parenting Through Divorce
One of my favorite sayings of all time {mostly because I made it up} is that no one steps up to the altar thinking, "If this doesn't work, I'll just get a divorce." It...
Chronic Pain Warriors are Mothers, and We’re Everywhere
As mothers, we do everything for our children with marginal complaint. We may holler, "I said put your shoes on, child!" after mentioning it fifteen times between making breakfast, pulling out clothes, packing lunches, and making...
6 Tips Every Parent Should Know When Teaching a Child to Read
Many people attribute a child's ability to read as a light bulb effect. The switch is flipped, the light comes on, everything about the way letters form together to makes words just makes sense, and the...
This October, Pledge to Take Responsibility for Your Breast Health
It Felt Like The Worst Day Ever ...
Last year, for the third time, I sat in a small waiting area, dressed in a pink top with gaping armpit holes, trying my best to cover...
Hurricane Harvey Renewed My Faith in Co-Parenting
Over the last year, my ex-husband and I have not seen eye-to-eye on our approaches toward raising our son. An ugly child support and custody modification case arose from this, where the words, "according...
10 Back to School Essentials You Might Be Forgetting
It's not until we're standing in the middle of Target, clutching a paper list of school supplies in our hand, mentally screaming that nothing matches what the school's asked for, that we -- as parents...
My Top 10 Picks for Netflix {WITHOUT} Kids
If you're anything like me, at the end of a long day, you need me time. This means time to reset, recharge, and remember what's it's like to have a second without hearing, "Mommy, can you...
Divorce Is Not A Dirty Word
I knew the moment I would get divorced. It didn't come in moments and seconds - those I believed I could overcome. The moments he would scream the word divorce in a fit of...
11 Sports Moms You’ll See on the Sidelines
When I think of a sports mom, I envision a mom in a baseball cap, capris, Keds without socks, and an oversized baseball shirt. It doesn't matter that my son has played one year of basketball,...