Category: Parenting
If you’re here, I’m guessing you’ve figured out that breastfeeding is hard work! Props to you though, mama, for not quitting at the first sign of adversity like so many people do! I know you want the best for your baby, and you know that breastfeeding benefits your baby in …
Last week I talked a little bit about the parenting strategies I use to help my kids learn to not be picky. But what if the damage is done and you have an established picky eater? We gotta get those veggies in them somehow. The answer? A little deception. A …
Breastfeeding can be hard. I was blessed enough to breastfeed each of my babies for over a year, but not without a lot of struggle and perseverance. I hear a lot of women say that they stopped breastfeeding for reasons that could have easily been resolved if only they had …
This post may contain affiliate links. Oh, Terrible Twos, how I despise thee. The tantrums! The picky eating! The potty training! You know I could go on. It’s a struggle. And all anyone seems to want to tell me is, “OH, you think this is bad? Just wait for the …
There’s been a lengthy cartoon floating around the internets of late (read it here), and, briefly summarized, it talks about how women carry the mental burden of most tasks around the home and how terrible this is and how men do nothing and they’re worthless sloths who contribute to the …
You guys. I get stressed. And when I get stressed I lose my mind. Yesterday we had kind of a crazy day. We were out late Saturday night, then we got up early and made it to Sunday School (a Christmas miracle!), followed by the service. We then decided to …
Parenting two children is NUTS. I am outnumbered during the day while my husband is at work. Someone always needs me! As soon as I get one baby to the sleep the other wakes up. I have no time. Thusly, I have to trade sleep time for blog post writing …
Parenting is tough and we all have our fair share of screw-ups. Normally I would start with a funny story about how my child nearly died when I turned my back for like a sec, but I won’t do that because I’m pretty sure CPS will be knocking on my …
