Tag: motherhood
To All My Fellow Mothers: I’m Sorry
Happy Mother's Day! I'm sorry.
Bear with me.
As you're reading this, I'm luckily spending today in Connecticut, after flying out from KC yesterday with my...
10 Inspirational Black Mothers to Follow on Instagram
In a time where so many of us are navigating an isolated motherhood journey, there is something to be celebrated about finding social media...
Let’s Celebrate the Beauty and Joy of Black Motherhood
I’m a Black mom. It’s not always easy, for lots of reasons, systemic racism and unconscious bias against our children being two biggies. But...
Learning from Experience: The Magic of the Second Pancake
We still attend Parent/Teacher Conferences even though our kids are in high school and do well academically and ask us not to go. Last spring,...
Being a Mom When You’re Bad with Kids
How to explain the struggle of being a mom when you're bad with kids... Have you seen the SNL skit with Kristen Stewart where...
First-Time Mom Body Guard
When I was a first-time mom in 2014, I joined Baby Center — do you remember that app? I was asking strangers for their...
When Your Child Causes You to Reevaluate Your Faith
Children notoriously ask difficult questions, but what happens when a child’s difficult questions challenge mom’s faith? Or when the task of teaching your child...
Lessons I’ve Learned Since Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom
My son and I had just spent a solid 15 minutes progressing only a few feet into what I was hoping would be a...
To My Son on Your Six-Month Birthday
I remember the day you were born so clearly. It was only six months ago, but I know without a doubt that I will...
No Dad Here
Growing up all my friends had a mom and a dad.
There was no question about it. As we got into middle school and...
The Capacity for Empathy
When was the last time you needed a bandage? No, not for your kiddo. A bandage for you?
I tripped and fell walking down on...
I Admit It, I Want to Be My Daughter
My friends warned me. My mom said it would happen. I've even read about it for years. My daughter is growing up, and she...
The Dichotomy of Motherhood is Extremely Bittersweet
The complex, contradictory nature of motherhood is what makes parenting so rewarding, and in the very same breath, painfully bittersweet. As our children grow...
An Open Letter to My Mom from a First-Time Mom
Dear Mom,
Happy Mother’s Day! For you, this is your 36th Mother’s Day (I think, math is hard). For me, this is my first, and...
The Mother’s Day Card I Hope to Receive
Sacrifice and servanthood are inevitable when you become a mother, but I'm sick of Mother's Day cards that praise women for shrinking themselves so...