You’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer. I am so, so sorry. My diagnosis came five years ago, and I remember exactly the way it felt to hear the words “I’m very sorry to say that it *is* cancer…” I remember the look of fear on my husband’s face. I remember running from one appointment to another and getting nasty, depressing,…
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As a homeschooling mom, one thing that I’m asked about again and again, usually along with a little dose of side eye, is socialization. This is a neat little code word non-homeschooling people use when what they actually want to say is, aren’t you afraid your kid is going to be weird?” Fellow parents who are considering homeschooling sometimes ask…
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Remember when all you had to take to the beach was just a towel and a book? Sadly, once you have kids, those days are gone for awhile. With two sets of grandparents who have homes at the Jersey Shore, my family has lots of experience with family beach days. I’ve compiled a list of my great-to-have items as well…
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Are you trying to parent while sick? On bed rest due to a complicated pregnancy? Recovering from surgery? Simply tired after waking every two hours to feed the baby? Unfortunately, the job of motherhood never stops, and your little sweeties still probably want you for a playmate during the day. As I mentioned in my last post, I recently had…
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I’ve got a scheduled surgery coming up next week. As a breast cancer survivor and the mom of two C-section babies, this is not my first experience going under the knife. Making the time and space to recover from surgery is tricky—especially if you have little ones in the house and are used to being the person caring for everyone else….
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