“I’m not cut out to be a mom.” In my nine years of motherhood, this helpless, self-judging phrase has crossed my consciousness too many times to count. Has it crossed yours, too, mama? Does it cut you right to the core, like it does me?
How to Build a Stay-at-Home-Mom Daily Schedule
If you want to have a productive, realistic schedule as a stay-at-home mom, you have to first build yourself a framework–and then make it work for you instead of against you. It’s kind of like the dreaded diaper bag (is your husband as reluctant to dig through yours as mine is? That thing is like a black hole!). The thing… Read More
7 Ways to Survive Parenting in Hard Times
Every few months something sends a shock through our household that throws us into survival mode. It can be something as huge and long-term as a grueling pregnancy, or as small and short term as a few days with the flu. Either way–it’s stressful, challenging, and discouraging. But you know what else it is? Normal. Survival mode is a normal… Read More
How to Help Your Kids Stop Fighting
My kids love each other. They do. But last summer I thought I might lose my mind. Day after day, hour after hour, for the first few weeks I was called in to referee. There were sharing tug-of-wars. There was yelling, fighting, tussling, and even some hair-pulling. There was “That’s not fair!” “I’m having it!” and lots and lots of “I’m telling… Read More
