parenting

When children are little it’s so easy to find things to do with them for some one-on-one time. That gets more difficult the older they get. Since they are no longer little kids but aren’t yet adults, finding things to do for a date night with teens can be especially difficult. …

This post contains affiliate links The breast versus bottle battle will never end, and neither will the negative comments toward both breastfeeding and formula feeding moms. For some reason, how we feed our children is a hot-button issue that really shouldn’t be. As long as a baby is fed, that’s all…

This post contains affiliate links. I think we all have that friend who seems to have this parenting thing all figured out. They’re always ready to dive into the next activity and seem to have all the energy in the world for kid stuff. If I’m being honest, I’m kind…

You can hardly read a parenting-related post or article without seeing some sort of outrage or parent shaming. It seems as though it has become the new norm to judge other parents. Or worse; deem them as unfit without knowing all or even any of the facts. This is what…

Life doesn’t always work out the way you plan it. When I was in my late teens trying to figure out what I wanted to be and do when I grew up, I thought I had it all figured out. I was going to go to nursing school and have…

There are loads of parenting blogs out there to choose from. The term “mommy blog” may as well be a new addition to the Oxford Dictionary, but what about the dads? Dad blogs are popping up all over the place and many of them are smart, witty, well-written, and offer…

Yes, I’m talking about porn. Sigh. My son is fifteen and I am not naive enough to think that he won’t be interested in looking at boobies and more. I was a teenager once and I remember sneaking a peek and especially with him being a boy, it’s inevitable. I…

So Dub had his four-year check up on Friday. For the most part it was routine – hearing test, eye test, vaccinations, development questions. The usual. Then the doctor expressed her concerns about his speech and maturity but what I hear is: you’ve failed. How does a parent stop hearing those words when…

Nope, I’m not a mom blogger who tries to put up some facade about being a perfect parent. In this day and age of Facebook, mom blogs, and Pinterest it sometimes feels like everyone else has their stuff together. The truth is that they probably don’t either. Motherhood isn’t a competition and I’m…