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Tag: motherhood

Maybe I Am A Fraud

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I took the test as a joke. A big joke. I thought that if I took it, it would say “not pregnant” but I got...

Three Things About Being a Two-Mom Family

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For the most part, our two-mom family looks like other families. We work, the kids go to school, there are endless after-school activities and...

Drowning Dangers: My Son Nearly Died Right in Front of Me

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Last summer, we packed our three kids in the minivan and hit the road to Michigan to spend a weekend hanging out at the...

Five Lessons That Teen Motherhood Taught Me

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I am the author of my teen motherhood story. I had my daughter fresh out of high school, and children raising children was defined...

Secondary Infertility and the Dreaded Question

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Secondary infertility is hard. Very hard. It’s something that my husband and I never expected. We waited eight lovely years to get married and...

It Doesn’t Get Easier; You Get Stronger

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The first year with a new baby is HARD.  Like, REALLY hard. So hard, in fact, older moms in public often offer unsolicited reassurance to strangers they see...

All Because of a Bruise: Our Nightmare with CPS

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As my son’s 1st birthday quickly approaches, I find myself reminiscing quite a bit on the last year, my first as a mom.  As...

An Introvert Mom Raising an Extrovert Kid

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My husband and I are 100% introverts. All growing up, we were both extremely shy — to the point that speaking in public made us...

I Will Always Want A Baby

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  A funny thing happens when you take the plunge and start having kids: the unending comments begin. When you’re pregnant, comments like, “Are you...

Cancer: When the Fear Never Really Goes Away

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It’s Sunday night, and I just finished the Breast Cancer Guide. I’m wrapped in a blanket, drinking hot cocoa, and shivering from the flu....