What I’m Glad I Didn’t Know Before Having My First Baby
My husband and I became pregnant with our first daughter 7 months into our marriage. We were sooo excited to start our family and blissfully ignorant of the intense changes parenthood would bring to our lives. Here is a list of things, looking back, I am glad I didn’t know before having my first baby. […]
Finding Joy Again (How I Overcame Depression)
How One Man’s life was changed by a lesson from his mother (I am going to preface this with a disclaimer: This is my experience and in no way should it be seen as a cure all for everyone. How I overcame depression is my own experience. I know that there are a […]
How Do I Get My Kids to Behave?
“How do I get my kids to behave?” Ever asked yourself this question? I have…probably a million times! Maybe your kids won’t behave for you, or maybe they won’t behave for other people, or maybe they just don’t behave…PERIOD! So, I’ve decided to write this post because I am a perfect parent. Yep, you […]
Letting Kids Be Kids
Some may call me a lazy mom, but I sometimes wish life was more like “Little House on the Prairie.” You know. The simple life. Where kids learned to work hard to help the family business flourish and spent the rest of their time running around in the tall grass, catching tadpoles in the stream, […]
How to Stop Screaming at Your Kids
I have a big problem. I’ve had it for awhile. I repeat myself over and over and over again like a broken record and yet no one in my house seems to hear me! It’s like they are all plotting against me. It drives me nuts when I feel like it takes 10 times […]
1 Tip To Help Keep You From Forgetting a Baby in the Back Seat
Let me start off by saying that one of my WORST fears is forgetting a baby in the back seat. With my first baby, I remember wondering how on Earth anyone could ever “forget” that their baby was in the back seat. It didn’t make sense to me AT. ALL. Then one day I was […]