by Stephanie | Jul 7, 2013 | family life, funny, motherhood
I have always considered myself a “warrior for mommy rights.” (For real- it’s even written in my bio up there.) My personal mantra is, “Mommy is a person, too.” So you would naturally assume that after my second baby was born, already...
by Stephanie | Jun 30, 2013 | family life, funny
I took a short family vacation last week, as you may or may not recall. My husband and I loaded up the minivan with our six year old, 20 month old, 3 suitcases, 4 pillows, 5 stuffed animals, 3 blankets, a Pack-n-Play, a portable toilet seat, a white noise machine, a...
by Stephanie | Jun 24, 2013 | family life, funny
Aren’t kids great at prolonging bedtime? For not having complete control over their bodily functions, they certainly are masterminds of manipulation and cunning. I was shocked at how early my second daughter began honing her abilities to delay being put in her...
by Stephanie | Jun 20, 2013 | funny
It’s Finish the Sentence Friday again, and it’s one of those sentences that, for me, inspires writer’s block. If I could have dinner with anyone in history, it would be… Cue crickets and tumbleweed. So, the prospect of coming up with a...
by Stephanie | Jun 6, 2013 | family life, funny, motherhood
I hit a turning point in my life when I realized that, despite my best intentions and efforts to be prepared, things were not going to turn out as I had planned. There is nothing like motherhood to throw a wrench in the Type A works. When people decide to have...
by Stephanie | May 14, 2013 | family life, funny, motherhood, parenting
I’m sure we have all read handfuls of articles, blog posts, or memoirs lamenting the things we wished we could go back and tell ourselves before we had children. There are countless lists of “Things I’d Like To Tell My Pregnant Friends” and...
