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Someone You Love Has Been Diagnosed ADD – 3 Things You Need To Know
How many times have you heard someone say "I am so ADD" or so-and-so is "so ADD"? Perhaps you know a mom who has...
The Paycheck to Paycheck Struggle
It's day 12 of 14. There is currently $29.66 in the account. Two more days until pay day. Two more days of trying to...
It’s Time To “Sit At The Table”
"Sit at the table". Four words that resonated with me when I heard them some years ago. This is certainly not a new concept,...
I survived my first day as an autism spectrum parent
Today started as any other Monday. I made the dark roast coffee. I packed the lunches full of tiny human favorites. I passed out...
All the Questions You’ve Wanted to Ask About Bedsharing
I open my eyes, careful not to move the rest of my body an inch. Curled on my side, my bottom arm bent elbow...
I Bought Two Menstrual Cups and Took One for the Team
I’ve been a tampon girl forever. Pads are for postpartum use only, as far as I’m concerned. So when my daughter started her period,...
I’m a Hypocritical Mother
Having a daughter enter the wonderful world of womanhood gave me a front row seat to the jarring reality of how poorly our society...
My Guide to Surviving Your Child’s First Breakup
As my 8th grade daughter and I hastily made our way from one school night activity to another, she announces from the passenger seat...
A Dragon Ate My Princess: 7 Scary Tales of Mothering Girls Through Puberty
You've heard of the 7 year itch in marriage? Well, there's a 7 year twitch in parenting. Ages 11 - 18. I'm halfway through...
Tips on Dealing with an Absent Grandparent
We were sitting at the dining room table and discussing how thankful we were for our family and my five year old daughter was...
Befriending an Autism Parent
I have this amazing friend who just gets it. She invites us to sensory-safe places, schedules mom dates when our husbands are free to watch...
A Mother’s Intuition
Mother’s intuition is a real thing. For me, it’s that strange moment of clarity out of the blue where you just know something. Particularly...
Shave and a Haircut, Two Pits
When raising humans, inevitably the body hair will come. Although I wanted my daughter to wait as long as possible to start shaving her...
Are you still nursing?
Are you still nursing?
I get this question a lot. Depending on the speaker, the tone, inflection and/or accompanying look can vary widely. The reason...
My Son Has Autism
I write this not for pity but for acceptance. I kept this quiet because I didn't want pity. I've come to a point where...