Two of my close friends recently welcomed adorable baby boys into the world and became first time moms. Talking to them has brought back memories of sleepless nights, marathon breastfeeding and feelings of overwhelming love mixed with undertones of…
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Why I’m going to keep telling my son how AMAZING he is (even if that means he may become a narcissist)
This article has been circulating the interwebs lately https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/03/09/parents-stop-overvaluing-your-kid-you-may-create-a-future-narcissist-study-says/. It’s about a research study that aims to link narcissism to parental praise. I get it – no one wants their kid to be an as*hole. And a lot of…
Let’s talk about our country’s decency standards for a minute. Kim Kardashian’s glorious and extremely bare rear end has been plastered all over my news feed, every social media outlet and pretty much every website. Somehow this is ok,…
Last Thursday we went to the emergency room with Avery for the first and hopefully last time. He had been sick with the flu the week before and was getting better day by day. I was going stir crazy…
Whoever came up with the saying “sleeping like a baby” CLEARLY never ever had one. I mean for real – who wants to wake up every 20 minutes screaming unless a boob is shoved in your mouth (ok, maybe…
Last week I turned 31 years old. In an ill-conceived attempt to celebrate in style with a newborn, I learned some very important lessons in how NOT to plan a luxurious day out. Realizing that a rowdy night on the…
I’m normally a positive person. When Micah lost his job a month ago (after a full-on hysterical crying episode on the kitchen floor and a trip to Labor and Delivery for stress-induced pre-term labor…followed by a couple of days…
Dear Baby, Your lease is up. Please note that you have exactly three days to vacate or I will be forced to take more drastic actions to remove you from the premises. I will say you have been a…
I told my husband at 3 am. I took the test by myself and after getting a positive result…I obviously went to the store and bought another set of tests, took them home, and took them both as well…you…
Remember when I said I wasn’t pregnant…well 4 days later, no period, another EPT, 2 lines, some tears of joy, fear, excitement, confusion, and 2 more EPTs just to be sure I’m not imagining things…and I’m pregnant – for…