easy-meals

Here’s How I Stopped Dreading Meal-Making for My Family…

On any given week, I am carting my kids from school to sports and myself from work to meetings and back again the next day. I pack lunches, have quick Read more

My Husband and I Made A Pact to Have Sex Every Night for A Month—Here’s What Happened | The Mama On The Rocks

My Husband and I Made a Pact to Have Sex Every Night For a Month—Here’s What Happened

Being married is hard. Aside from the skyrocketing divorce rates, seemingly inevitable financial struggles, and life’s unpredictable timeline of diagnosis, job loss, or trauma, intentionally agreeing to commit to one Read more

The Whole Truth About Hybrid Learning | The Mama On The Rocks

The Whole Truth About Hybrid Learning

Friends, I have to tell you the full truth about hybrid learning. You may need to be seated because you already know I don’t hold back and sugar coating isn’t Read more

Extreme Parent Christmas | The Mama On The Rocks

Extreme Parent Christmas

The children were nestled after bounding around, And surviving a two hour epic meltdown. The mom she was tired, her coffee was cold. After readying for Christmas she felt 80 Read more

tiny-living

8 Ways Simplified Living Improves Behavior for Extreme Children

While my husband and I have lived tiny with our two kids and our dog for a year now, the tiny life isn’t for everyone. Our decision to drastically downsize, Read more

Dear Anxiety, You're Robbing My Kids of Their Mama | The Mama On The Rocks

Dear Anxiety, You’re Robbing My Kids of Their Mama

I remember spending countless family dinners gathered around my grandma’s kitchen table with cousins, aunts and uncles, and my grandma…but sometimes my mom was absent. I never understood why anyone Read more

The Ugly Truth About ADHD and Lying: Why Some Kids Choose To Lie Even When The Truth Is Easier

I have never met a grown adult who hasn’t told a lie; usually within that same hour. It happens. We might fib because we don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings Read more