I am a naturally affectionate person, and I love my kids like you wouldn’t believe. I was the baby of my family—the youngest out of all my grandmother’s grandchildren—so I never grew up around really little kids (and definitely wasn’t in charge of caring for any of them). So when I had my daughter I ...
Honestly, I’d Rather Starve Than Cook
Anyone who knows me knows that I do not cook. I just don’t. It’s ironic, really, because for a really really really long time I wanted to open a restaurant. I love and appreciate food, I really do. I’m just…lazy. Plus, I married someone who cooks really well, and if I look pathetic enough, he’ll ...
For the Love of All That Is Good, Keep Your Sick Kid at Home
Mommy. Mommy. My head hurts. My knee hurts. My elbow. Mommy. I'm so sorry, Mommy. I don't feel good. Mommy, it hurrrtttts! No, Mommy, I don't want it! No, ohhh, my diaper...Mommy. This has been our soundtrack. For weeks. Not days, weeks. Our little Phoenix came down with the flu a week after the ...
Diana
I'm a mom now, so I could start this letter by saying how I have three little girls and how it's so important for girls to see powerful female characters and all that. But even though that's important, that's not what I want to say. This letter is from me. Growing up I knew about Wonder Woman. I ...
Happy Freakin’ Mother’s Day
Sunday was Mother's Day, and I had no expectations. My husband and I have been arguing, money has been tight, and the schedule has been packed. I felt that there was no point in getting my hopes up that "it would be my day." Being that my kid isn't even two, I doubted I'd even get so much ...
Getting Ready for Bed with HALO
Today is World Sleep Day, and there’s probably no more hot button issue for parents than sleep—how much they’re getting, how much baby is getting, and how can they get more of it. (As I’m writing this, I can hear my toddler hollering on the baby monitor. Sigh. Be right back). ...