Kate
Kate is a former high school math teacher and the stay-at-home mom of Bug (August 2013), Ladybug (August 2015), and Honeybee (November 2018). She lives in the North Shore with her husband and college sweetheart, Luke. She began writing after a postpartum diagnosis of OCD. Kate writes about parenting, stigma-fighting, and life with a mental illness at Mommy Has OCD
Five Ways to Thrill the Dinosaur-Loving Kiddo
5 Ways to Thrill the Dinosaur-Loving Kid!
Even at six, dinosaurs are a favorite for my son. Give him half an hour, and he can fill it with dinosaur facts you never knew. The former...
Five Financial Protection Tips for Stay at Home Moms
Fellow Mamas, I'm not trying to scare you, but too many of us are vastly unprepared for the financial mess that can come with a massive life change. What do I mean by life...
Stay Employable, Stay-at-Home Moms!
Stay-at-home Moms: let’s talk employability. You may never want to work again, but it’s far better to choose not to walk through an open door than to have it slammed in your face. Here...
Baby Growth Spurts:: 5 Stages You Need to Know
Baby growth spurts, high-frequency days, just plain H-E-Double Hockey Sticks; whatever you call them--they are an inevitable part of mothering an infant. If you happen to be breastfeeding, they can seem especially trying. Like...
Milwaukee Area Pools, Splash Pads, and Beaches
In the Milwaukee Area, we have a ton of options for Water Play, from fantastic beaches that stretch along the coast of Lake Michigan to splash pads in neighborhoods all over the city and...
The Struggle with Anxiety:: Why I Explained It to My Kids
My children have a few important people in their lives who happen to struggle with anxiety disorders. While I won't name them or describe their exact relationship with my kids out of respect for...
Why My Kid Rides the Bus
Ah, the school bus. If you're anything like me, you've heard people ranting about buses. It goes something like this: "Got stuck behind a bus this morning. It stopped at every other house. Kids today...
Five Reasons I’m Giving My Children a Pinterest-Inspired Birthday Party
Pinterest. Some people love it, other people think that it was designed to make us all feel bad about ourselves. I mean, just search #pinterestfail and you'll see oodles of pictures of people who...
I Need to Hire a Village
I grew up in a small town in Northern Illinois. There, my parents and their friends basically had what I lovingly refer to as an "Irish Economy." Basically, it's the village concept. Everyone pitches...
Eight Things NFPers Wish You Understood About Natural Family Planning
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is a way of using the natural fertility indicators of a woman's body to either prevent or achieve pregnancy. Sometimes, when I tell people that my husband and I use...
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