People always tell you that nothing can truly prepare you to become a parent and the longer I'm a mom the more I know that to be completely true. Becoming a mother has been the greatest blessing in my life. To watch my two children grow and learn everyday is what I live for. My children have taught me more life lessons in their few short years than I had ever learned before becoming their mother. Just the other day I was thinking how completely boring and lonely my life would be without kids. With the daily ups and downs that come along with parenting, I have also learned that motherhood is not always glamorous. I'm sure every mom...
*All opinions below are uniquely my own. And if you disagree, well that’s ok, too.
Remember that Similac commercial? You know the one that had us all wanting to hold hands around a fire and sing Bob Marley songs? Well, I’m not buying what Similac is selling. Why, you ask? Because I don’t believe in the mommy wars.
Fact: Women always have and always will judge each other (GASP!). We used to judge each other for things like letting our kids eat candy before dinner and wearing white after Labor Day. We gossiped to our girlfriends and our mothers on our corded phones about the local drama. The Internet, bless her heart, has simply given us a new platform to judge....
Ok mammas, I know we have all seen the Luvs commercials. You know, the ones that show the difference in the mom you are with your first and the mom you change in to with your second? I think a lot of us can admit that they are preeetttyyyy accurate. I mean, I can totally relate to the mom that hands her babe off to the auto shop mechanic and even the one that leaves the house with one diaper, a few wipes and a sippy.
I've been a mom for about seven years, but I gave birth to my first four years ago (more on the reasoning behind that here). As a new mom you have so many expectations...
My decision to go from work-at-home doula mom to heel wearing, daily hair washing full-time corporate mom was not an easy one. In fact, it took me about a year to truly commit to going back to work. But after 2.5 years, it was time. It had become clear that staying home was not bringing out the best in me as a mom, and the desire to have more financial flexibility for our family led me to pursue career opportunities. I was blessed to find something very quickly (much more quickly than I had planned to be honest), and a new chapter of our lives was underway.
In the months leading up to my career change, I had a lot of...
Loving a Child that's Dyslexic {What You Need to Know}
As a special education teacher, I get attached to many students, especially those who have dyslexia. These children hold a very special place in my heart because they are not like typical children. They can't just pick up a book and start reading with great fluency and accuracy, BUT they can pick up some Legos and make something extremely creative and tell you all about it. They can't write you a full paragraph with correct spellings, punctuation, and perfect handwriting, BUT they can tell you a story straight from their amazing imagination. Their brain works much different than ours. Let me explain dyslexia....
Dys= difficulty
Lexia = with words ...
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The Best Coffee in BR is Actually in Ascension
The Best Coffee in BR is Actually in Ascension
Like a lot of moms I'm often in need of caffeine on a regular basis and...
