On Having It All

If I had a magic wand, the first thing I would do is add about four more hours onto every day. Here is my stipulation, though: these four hours would be mine and mine alone. I would spend them without anybody else around me, most significantly, my family members. A...

My Daughter’s Best Friend Moves Away

If you follow my Facebook pages, you may have seen that my seven year old daughter’s best friend is moving out of town. This is their last week together, and it has been an emotional roller-coaster for us since we found out she would be moving. Her family lives...

Mamalode: Play With Me, Mommy!

I am so excited to be featured on Mamalode today with a piece called, “Play With Me, Mommy!” If you haven’t read Mamalode yet, I highly recommend it. They are a fantastic online parenting magazine with a different theme each month. August’s...

The Dentist’s Office Vs. The Delivery Room

For the first 34 years of my life, I prided myself on being cavity-free. Just before I turned 35, I got my very first cavity. I was pissed. And terrified. No matter how many allergy shots I had as a kid, how many IVs I have been given for surgical procedures,...
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