I realize I may be in the minority. Before you click out of this post, hear me out. My relationship with my mother-in-law (MIL) is far from perfect. In fact, when my husband and I were dating and newly married, my relationship with my MIL was a source of anxiety. I wanted to be the perfect daughter in-law, and I desperately wanted her approval. The longing for her approval left me constantly on edge when we were together.
It wasn't until months after my daughter was born that I was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, and I became more comfortable with our relationship. I realized that my mother-in-law raised two boys, and she would never get to have those traditional mother-daughter...
Motherhood is filled with great joy. But often, especially when you have small children, it also feels a little like the movie Groundhog Day. A little, well, monotonous day after day.
mo not o nous
adjective
tedious and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.
Sometimes, we need a little inspiration to remind us of the bigger picture. I've recently started listening and watching TED Talks, and I can't get enough! According to the TED website, "TED is a nonprofit devoted to 'ideas worth spreading', usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers most all topics - from science to business to global issues...
I grew up in a family full of strong, opinionated, southern women of all shapes and sizes. As a family, we all loved to gather together for holidays or special occasions over an abundant feast of deliciously prepared food, and then the next day all the ladies would begin their diets all over again only to avoid getting "fat." As a child, I always questioned the true definition of "fat." Throughout my formative years, I attended my fair share of Weight Watchers meetings with my mother (who has never been "fat" a day in her life) who taught me from a tender age how to count points. Looking back, I'm pretty sure that through every season of my life, there have been times where I...
My baby boy is turning a year old at the beginning of this month and it shocks me. “Where has the time gone?” is on the tip of every mother’s tongue during this time in her baby's life, and it has been my mantra these past few months. Really it’s an existential question, and it’s a lament. We are filled with wonder and yearning, sadness and joy because it’s not just about where the time has gone. It’s about knowing that it’s going to keep on going.
I was the best mother there ever was… before I became a mother. I knew all the rules, had read several manuals, knew exactly how I would raise my son and was supremely confident...
When we decided to get rid of cable in 2014 (read about it here), I had hoped it would help our family to watch less TV. It didn't quite work out like that. Instead, Netflix and Hulu and several other Roku apps made it possible to watch our favorite shows whenever and wherever. I learned along the way that toddlers somehow don't mind watching the same episodes of the same shows over and over and OVER. Once you've seen every episode of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and Curious George 174 times, you start fighting the urge to pull your hair out. You also sing yourself to sleep in cute jingles, but that's another story. Needless to say, we needed some serious...
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