Ok, friends. It’s here…MOM CONFESSION MONDAY and the winner of the first ever Mommy Diatribes giveaway! The spirit of Mom Confession Monday is two-fold. First, to add a little humor to the start of the week. Monday is the worst, but hopefully these confessions help get your week off to a good start. Second, to prove that we are never alone. If you have something to confession, chances are I have ... View Post
Bath Time is the Worst Time
I hate bath time. I hate it and always have, even before my babies were born. I had this weird phobia of bathing a baby. The whole idea of bathing a teeny-tiny infant was the scariest part of impending motherhood. So much could go wrong. I literally bought several baby books and, before our first daughter was born, realized I had only read the chapters on bathing and what to pack for the hospital. ... View Post
Mom Confession Monday
#MomConfessionMonday. I’m making this a real thing, friends and this is round 2 (first round can be found here)! I have a million mom confessions that I could share, which makes me think that you probably do too. So, let’s share. Share the crazy, share the love, share the little white lies we tell our babies (and for good reason), share what gets you through the long days. Just so you get the gist ... View Post
Our Mothers’ Daughters
Have you ever said something to your children and had an instant moment of déjà vu? You think ‘Why does that sound familiar? Where did I get that?’ It may take you a moment to figure out where that moment of parenting goodness came from but eventually it will hit you…it came directly from your MOTHER. Without even realizing it you stole directly from your mother’s parenting playbook. It’s an odd ... View Post
The Things ‘They’ Forget to tell You
Well before you ever get pregnant with your beloved first child, the unsolicited parenting advice begins. We’ve all heard it. The ‘sleep now because once you have a baby you’ll never sleep again’ or the ‘wait a little longer to have a baby. Enjoy being married because a baby changes everything’ or the most obnoxious ‘Enjoy it now, the time goes so fast.’ Yea, thanks for all of that. The ... View Post
Mom Friends
Making friends is tricky business. While we worry about sending our littles off to school or daycare, hoping they make friends, hoping they choose kindness and hoping that others are kind to them, we never really consider that as adults, we’re in the same position. Making mom-friends is really tricky business. Interacting with a mom you’ve never met is like the first day of high school all over ... View Post