Honesty is the best policy—unless you’re trying to comfort yourself amidst the madness of back-to-school. Moms are the worst offenders because we’ll assure ourselves of pretty much anything in order to check something off of our To Do Lists. We are the planet’s biggest optimists until the first day of school is actually happening, because […]
Babyproofing, like parenting, it’s one of those things that sounds easy in theory but proves to be a little harder in practice. It’s not so much the act of creating safer spaces that is difficult but rather the realization that danger lurks around nearly every corner when you have little ones. Once your baby is […]
Before I became a mom, I swore I would never drive a minivan. After I became a mom, I still swore I would never drive a minivan, and for the first few years, I didn’t. I didn’t need to. I had one small child who fit compactly in the backseat of the silver Subaru Impreza […]
Everyone knows that there can be more risk involved with pregnancies involving multiples, but you may be less familiar with a rare disorder called Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), which can occur in identical twin (or higher multiples) pregnancies sharing the same placenta. If you are pregnant with identical twins, here is what you need […]
The night nurse who helped me care for my twins after they were born was a godsend.
Years before I became a mom, a relationship expert told me the secret to a happier marriage with young kids. I’m so glad I remembered it.
And yes, these breaks benefit me too, even though I’m left doing more of the work at home with our boys.
These Hollywood moms do it all — times two! Well, OK, they probably have help.
So yeah, sh*t’s going down in my house and it’s freaking me out.
And no, I don’t mean yelling in a verbally abusive way — more like voicing frustrations loudly.
I know, life isn’t fair — but, my goal is to keep the peace at home.
I firmly believe in redshirting, but these things convinced me to go another direction with my boys.
