Today, as we strolled through the aisles of Target, we approached the school supply section, your face lit up, and you pulled my hand eagerly towards the brightly colored displays. You made a beeline for the lunch boxes because you’ve told me every day for the last two years how excited you were to eat …
Why “What is your parenting style?” is the Worst. Question. Ever.
During a recent conversation with a few parents at school drop off, I had someone ask me what my parenting style was. It caught me off guard. Parenting Style. Is that an actual thing? What does that even mean? How am I supposed to answer that? I looked at them with a big, brown, blank …
How to Make Sure that Your Kid Doesn’t Grow Up to be a Self-Entitled Asshole.
During a recent vacation with my family, we had an experience at the resort pool that really made me sit down and think about what we can do as parents to make sure that our kids don’t grow up to be self-entitled assholes. That’s right. I referred to kids as assholes. They can absolutely be …
Birth Story Part 2: Charlotte Jean
After my experience giving birth to my son, you’d think I’d be nuts to want to go through it again. Check out Jaxon’s Birth Story to see what I mean. I won’t lie- I was terrified. Everyone tried convincing me to just schedule a C-Section so that it wouldn’t happen again. Could it happen again? …
Birth Story Part 1: Jaxon Samuel
For so long, I’ve wanted to sit down and finally put my birth stories on paper. I love snuggling with my babies and telling them how they both came into this world in such dramatic and special ways. I can’t wait to share these stories with all of you in hopes that other moms and …