Raw truths from a partner, a mama, a teacher, and a therapist parenting a child with behavior disorders and basically figuring it out as I go.
For people like me, nothing ever seems good enough. Many of us grew up hearing or believing that we were too much or not enough–sometimes both at the same time. Read more
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
Modern day moms seem to lean hard toward either Team Self-Care or Team Self-Careless. Today, I’d like to represent the marginalized middle because, honestly, I don’t do either side well. Read more
I’m messy. Not like “I haven’t showered today so my hair is oily and I have two brand new zits even though I’m almost 40″ messy (although that is also Read more
Moms with ink, My therapist is tatted (and basically the coolest) and she recently told me something that stuck with me. “Tattooing is one of the most intentional types of Read more
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
While Other Moms are Preaching Presence, The Best Thing I Can Do for My Kids is to Check Out Right Now… Let it be known that my husband is the Read more
Sometimes motherhood feels like a trap. I know, I know. I can already hear the haters crawling out from the woodwork to edge toward their keyboards and recite a chorus Read more
This is me right now, friends. I am curled in a ball under my covers for the THIRD TIME this morning after three hours on ONE virtual assignment with my Read more
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
To My Husband, I can’t imagine how hard my anxiety is for you. To be fair, I’ve always been crazy–that’s the word I use for how my anxiety makes me Read more
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
I see you sulking back to a corner of the crowded family room, volunteering to do dishes (your most hated chore) just to buy yourself 20 minutes of alone time Read more
Things I Didn’t Learn About Myself Until My Mid (okay, Late) 30s… 1. Making friends is hard for me. I’m wildly awkward and have paralyzing social anxiety that developed in Read more
The goth girl sitting alone in the cafeteria, the middle aged mom who can’t get out of bed, the overworked boss whose frazzled demeanor makes everyone clam up in their Read more
The Struggle to PretendMental health can be tricky business. Those who’ve never faced the battle tend to deduce that we use our time ‘pretending to be sick’. I’d argue the Read more
I’m a plus-sized mom and I wore the suit. No I didn’t just wear that bad boy, I rocked that spandex leotard-like one piece like it was my J-O-B! Here’s Read more
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
Our son received his first diagnoses three summers ago. Since then, four more have been added to his laundry list of what teachers and therapists would deem ‘special needs’. Our Read more
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
This is not a joke nor a play on words. Mental illness and emotional struggles are not something to cast jokes at or roll into a meme to share at Read more
I Feel Like I Am Too Much and Not Enough. Last night, I laid in bed awake, mind spinning out of control. This is not uncommon. The bedtime reel in Read more
The beginning of each new year gives me anxiety. Full disclosure, by the end of any year, I have fully given up on any semblance of a diet I had Read more
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