Parenthood is full of passing moments. Even though we desperately try to remember every fleeting precious memory, it just doesn't happen. Blame the lack of energy, the gray hair, the mom brain, but unless you journal pretty regularly, the reality of the present is sometimes forgotten. However, there are those moments that stop you in your tracks. The moments that give you a wider glimpse into the world through your child's eyes. Moments that bring you to the edge of your heart exploding right out of your chest.
My most recent near-heart explosion happened a few weeks ago on Christmas. No, it wasn't the mad dash to see what gifts were under the tree that morning or the high-pitched, off-key...
I feel like the word "millennial" gets a lot of negative attention. People like to categorize our generation as being spoiled, uninformed and lazy. Someone born in the millennial generation is defined by Webster as “a person reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century.” Well that is me. I am a youngish mom born in the late 1980s attempting to do this parenting thing the best I can. Here are some fun facts about me that maybe some of you fellow Millennial Moms can relate to:
1. I am a different type of mom than my mother.
I try to skate the line of “no boundaries parenting” and being a complete helicopter mom. I want my kids to grow and...
I'm a mom to 5-year-old and 2-year-old boys and a stepmom to 15-year-old and 13-year-old boys. Yep, that's right. I live in a big ole house of testosterone. My husband and I are done having babies. He's had a vasectomy, and that ship has sailed far, far away.
Most days, I'm fine with our decision to end procreating. After all, it was my mental health that caused us to make the decision to not have any more children (I had severe postpartum depression after the birth of both of my boys and was advised by my doctor not to have any more kids). But somedays, there are moments in which I can't help but feel a little sadness in knowing that...
This blog post is the fifth and final installment of a collaborative 5-part series entitled The Mother Within. Start at the beginning here.
We go about our days raising our children to be their best, strive for perfection and work hard to achieve success. My parents raised me with the same mantra and now, like many parents, I expect the same from my children. These teachings have followed me throughout my entire life. As a mom I think it's only normal to strive for our own personal state of perfection as well. When I fall short in some area of my life, I will ask myself "Am I enough?" Busy day after busy day I hurriedly move through life constantly questioning my abilities,...
This blog post is the fourth installment of a collaborative 5-part series entitled The Mother Within. Start at the beginning here.
Perhaps you are career woman turned mother, and you are wondering how those women on TV make it seem like you really can have it all. I'm here to tell you that you too can have it all; you just can't have it all at once.
Let's pretend for a moment that you have unlimited resources and hire nannies for your children. You can hire assistants to handle all those classroom parties and responsibilities. You are making enough money to pay for all of it, but your time and availability are limited because you have to work. You have the finances to...
Around Baton Rouge
Best Places to Order Catered Thanksgiving Dinner in Baton Rouge
Best Places to Order Catered Thanksgiving Dinner in Baton Rouge
The holiday season is upon us! In all the chaos, so many of us are...
