Encouragement

Embracing The Love: The Journey Of A Co-Parent Who Adores Her Bonus Child Motherhood is a beautiful and complex journey filled with unexpected surprises, challenges, and blessings. For those of us who co-parent and have the privilege of loving bonus children, our experience is no different. In fact, the love we feel for our stepchildren is often so profound that we consider them our own biological children. In this blog post, we will dive deep into the powerful emotions that come with being a mom to not only biological but also bonus children. The Unexpected Love: As mothers who navigate the world of co-parenting, it's common to feel hesitant about forging a strong bond with our partners' children from previous relationships or...

So You Volunteered To Be The "Room Mom" :: Tips For A Successful Year As A Room Mom Now what? Other than backing out of the commitment you already signed up for, what is there to do now that you're officially signed up to be "Room Mom" for your kid's class? Although being a stay-at-home mom was never on my "dream job" list of things to do, I always said if I were to take on the job, there's one thing I'd want to do if I could... become a "Room Mom." So when the new school year rolled around, and there was a call for volunteers for each class, I quickly signed up. And then the panic ensued... What in the world was...

Wobbling Toward Grace :: Milestones In Parenting A Neurodivergent Child We took the kids to the West Baton Rouge Library’s Lego Club a few Fridays ago, and as we were trying to corral them to leave our younger son pointed at the ground and went, “AHHH!” That’s his way of letting us know he has seen something out of the ordinary - revolting (a cockroach), surprising (a sock or a package of chips his brother has thrown into his visual range), or delightful (an almost-forgotten toy that has disappeared for a while). I followed his pointing finger to a small beige shape in the dark green industrial carpet weave of the library floor. I squinted at the block and said, “well, let’s...

Honor Roll Mom :: Keep Your Expectations Reasonable My oldest child is smart. Like mind-blowingly smart. At 14, I don’t remember a single time he ever had to study for a test. He’s able to remember vast amounts of knowledge and the adults in his life regularly look to him for guidance whenever they have a question about history or geography. He’s been on the honor roll ever since he was old enough to be on it and I’ve been the proud mom, sitting in the front row cheering him on every step of the way. With a child like this, you get used to seeing the A’s and as much as you don’t want to be “that parent," any time...

Dating :: Why Do We Accept The Bare Minimum? I don’t know about you ladies, but I have been single now for almost a year, and honestly, the idea of dating again is daunting to say the least. I’m getting older and my competition is getting younger. I’m a grown woman so I have standards and needs that younger ladies may not have, and overall, I just expect more from someone who wants to court me.Let’s be real though, most of us have been conditioned to just accept whatever bread crumbs these men give us, and I’m just not here for it. Why is it necessary for me to chase behind a grown man? The last time I checked I...