As I grew up, TV and books typically depicted a perfect mom as having 2.5 kids, a dog, picket fence, big house in suburban sprawl, and lipstick that never smears. She has time to workout at the gym, hold down a job outside...
I don't remember where I first heard about the South Carolina Heart Gallery. I think it was in a magazine. I do remember almost instantly going online to check it out.
For me and my husband, becoming foster parents was...
I loved my job, really loved my job. I worked outside the home for many years and hung onto my career for as long as I could. I went from full-time to part-time and when I got pregnant with...
Just like everyone else, COVID-19 has thrown my entire life, and the life of my family, for a loop.
One of the biggest ways COVID has affected us is in the education of my children. I send them to...
Life before COVID-19 was fine. It was "normal."
We went to school and work each day. I often stayed at work much longer than I wanted or needed to. And, on the days when I picked up my daughter on...
At the end of my senior year in college, I was bummed beyond belief. Yeah, I had a degree, but I was graduating at the height of the 2008 recession, job prospects were low, and I was single! That...
We are raising children in a time of extreme division and pressure. It can leave parents wondering what they can do to make difference with limited time, resources, and potentially lack of knowledge.
I sat down with a good friend...
Dear Friend,
I read your status on social media the other day and you were overwhelmed juggling so many things - motherhood, work, wife, friend - and felt like you were failing at all of them.
The first thing I wanted to do...
I recently visited my cousin who had an adorable baby girl. On my last day there, she was preparing to return to work for the first time since having her daughter. When I heard her thoughts and fears, I...
As an on-the-go mom, I have so many competing daily priorities. Sometimes the daily routines can feel a bit overwhelming. Although technology is probably to blame for much of this fast-paced world in which we live, I can still...
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