Ask any Baton Rouge mom what she wants for her children, and health + wellness will be one of her first responses. Whether it’s the mental health of her teenagers, how much screen time to allow her toddlers or struggling with breastfeeding, moms simply want the best outcome for their children’s overall health.
A question was posed to me recently: Why are you filling every waking moment with a task? Outside of being obsessed with crossing things off my to-do list once accomplished, I couldn’t answer that question.
Newsflash: You are not a bad mother or wife if every waking second is not filled with some task or chore to complete.
I could delve into the psychology behind this, but I won’t. I will say this – I quickly realized that my husband and children aren’t going to end up unhappy, unfulfilled or in therapy because I didn’t fold a load of clothes at night instead of spending time with them. They will, however, remember that I didn’t spend time with them because I...
I feel like I am finally coming up for air after a few months of being in a funk. I cannot tell you exactly what caused said funk but I was there. Most days when people asked how I was doing, I really wanted to respond with "surviving." There was nothing major going on, we were our normal busy people, I just could not shake not feeling dragged down. I am coming out of that now. I feel like I am finally catching my breath. I like to remember that in life there are hills and valleys ... I have been in a valley lately.
I came out of my funk with a mixture of girlfriend time away, remembering that...
So much about how you look at the world changes when you become a mother.
A twenty-minute shower can feel like a day at the spa, you realize you never really knew what it meant to be tired, and getting your hands on a free box of diapers is the equivalent to winning the lottery. And while I have experienced all of these and more, the biggest change for me has been an increased awareness that most people, adults, and children, truly are doing the best they can.
It started when I found out that I was pregnant. I remember looking at pregnant women and thinking, “Oh, I’m going to be the type that doesn’t let pregnancy phase me. I’ll...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… for everyone but moms. I take that back. It is a wonderful time for us moms, but it comes at a cost, like all of our time and money. Every year is a constant struggle between the creative side of my brain that wants to do all of the adorably magical Christmas things and the practical side of my brain that is saying “WTF!?!” on a 24-hour loop. This year, though, I am determined to find a balance between the two. And lucky for you, I’m here to tell you how we are going to do it.
Find something that you can skip this year.
I have always said that I’ll never...
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I went to see Frozen 2 by myself. I am a boy mom, and much to my consternation, my sons aren’t really into Frozen or its songs. I definitely tried bribing them with popcorn and treats at the theater but that attempt failed miserably.
Soon, I found myself sitting alone in a sold-out theater next to a couple who were clearly on a date and a tiny army of little girls whose moms had taken them together (and probably didn’t have to bribe them with popcorn).
I quickly dismissed any self-consciousness, because I’d come here for a lighthearted escape from my life, battling severe postpartum depression isn’t for the faint of heart and I needed to feel...
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