Category: Marriage and Family
-
Raising Mentally Resilient Kids Part I
Here are a few ideas for how to raise mentally resilient kids.
-
Thoughts of a Pregnant Lady
I shuffle through the plastic bags that have collected under my desk. In the farthest corner I find one with a leftover pregnancy test, now over 2 years old. Do these things have an expiration date? Yup, and it’s not expired. I take a deep breath. I already know what it will say. My body…
-
Winter Reflection
The day before my son had a minor operation – some dental work under anesthesia – it rained. I remember because my husband made on ordinary comment about my brother, who had died during my pregnancy with my son, more than 7 years ago. Something about how it would be nice if he were here,…
-
Travel Blog: Niagara Falls
A sweet friend told me I should be a travel blogger. I agree, but the issue is: I have little kids. And the moral of the story is this: Traveling with little kids is the worst. The End. But yet. I keep trying to travel with kids. Because I love to travel! Traveling’s my favorite!…
-
Tips for the New Moms
Most of the time I still feel like a new mom, but when I look back on the time when I was getting ready to have my first child, it was a lot different than how I feel now, getting ready to have my third. After my first, I felt utterly overwhelmed and sort of…
-
Life Lessons 1-10
I was at a doctor’s appointment the other day, and I filled out all the forms, writing my age as “31.” Then a few hours later, I said, “Wait a minute,” remembered the year of my birth, did some counting on my fingers, and realized I’m 32. I’ve reached the age where I can no…
-
Cancun from a Hotel Bed
Hi friends, I haven’t seen you in a while. I spent most of February being super stressed out about our first family vacation to Mexico, and most of March recovering from said vacation. We went to Cancun since there are government warnings not to go to my husband’s home town and yada yada. The flight…
-
Why I Like Being a Working Mom (Sometimes)
Lately, I’ve noticed a lot of articles and such on whether it’s better to be a working mom or a stay-at-home mom. So I figured I’d put in my two sense. I have a great job. I find my work meaningful and my coworkers are like a second family. I get plenty of vacation. I don’t…
-
An Apology to my Husband’s Beard
This is my husband’s beard: I had a hard time learning to appreciate this beard, and there are a number of reasons for that. First of all, my husband is a handsome guy. He has perfect little white teeth and dimples and he’s really quite stunning with a five o’clock shadow, or a chin strap.…
-
I Married an Undocumented Immigrant: Executive Action
Last night, the president announced that he was taking executive action to shield some 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation for the next 3 years. He did not offer a path to citizenship for any segment of the population, but predictably, cries of amnesty rang out across the internet. But a midst the cries of…
Mercy in the Madness 