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I Am Like You | The Mama On The Rocks
Apr 29

I Am Like You

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentExtreme Parentingchild, children, exhaustion, extreme child, extreme parent, friend, friendship, joy, kids, lonely, meltdowns, mom, motherhood

To the mama who feels like motherhood is more suffocating than satisfying, I see you. I AM you. As I lie awake scrolling amidst my daily anxiety and mental to-do Read more

Things I Didn't Learn About Myself Until My Mid (okay, Late) 30s | The Mama On The Rocks
Jan 07

Things I Didn’t Learn About Myself Until My Mid (okay, Late) 30s…

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentMotherhoodanxiety, be yourself, bye Karen, emotion, extreme parenting, family, friend, friendship, kids, mama, mental health, motherhood, parent, truth, wife

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

Dear Friend Of A Special Needs Parent
Jun 03

Dear Friend Of A Special Needs Parent

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentExtreme Parenting, Motherhoodapology, appreciate, encouragement, friend, friendship, parent, sorry, special needs, support

*Guest Post by Colleen Petersen of An Ordinary Mom blog You are likely wondering why I’ve disappeared from our friendship. It’s not you. It’s me. You see, right now I’m grappling Read more

The Struggle To Pretend
Apr 18

Dear Friend I Haven’t Seen In Years, I’m Avoiding You On Purpose

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentUncategorizedaccomplishment, assume, assumption, avoid, dodge, fear, friend, friendship, goals, hide, hiding, high school, promise, reunion, shame, target

Some people are energized and excited by things like class reunions, rekindling old friendships, or meeting up with someone they haven’t seen in years. That idea is paralyzing to me. Read more

Dear Fixers, It Doesn’t Always Have To Be You
Mar 29

Dear Fixers, It Doesn’t Always Have To Be You: An Open Letter to Chronic Helpers

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentExtreme Parentingbest friend, best friends, chat, chatting, fixer, friends, friendship, gossip, listen, listening, problem, solution, talk, talking, venting

It is a gross generality that women are better listeners because men always try to find solutions to problems instead of just listening. Honestly, as a woman who happens to Read more

Work With Me
Mar 16

Dear Beautiful Mama, An Open Letter From Your Fat Friend

The Mama On The Rocks2 CommentsUncategorizedfat, fit, friend, friendship, letter, obese, open letter, overweight, skinny, struggle, therapy, thin, trauma, unfit

As much as I write for my fellow fluffy mamas, I get criticized by those who either have the unicorn metabolism I love to refer to, or to those moms Read more

Feb 26

Moving Sucks, Even When You’re A Grown Up

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentSimple Livingaway, friend, friendship, homesick, long distance, miss, move, moving, people, travel, tribe

When I was a kid, I grew up in the same neighborhood from the time I went to kindergarten to the time I graduated high school. My friends in elementary Read more

Feb 01

Six Ways You Can Help Parents of Children with Special Needs

The Mama On The Rocks5 CommentsDiagnosis, Diagnosis, Extreme Parenting6 things, advice, child's eyes, child's shoes, criticism, emotion, emotional, friend, friendship, help, love, parent, parents, six things, support, tips, understand, understanding

When you are a parent, lots of topics come up among friends that can be difficult conversations to navigate. “How do I help a friend who miscarried?” “Is there a Read more

mirror-mom
Jan 26

Our Mirrors Are Tarnished: An Interview with Moms About Beauty

The Mama On The Rocks1 CommentMotherhoodbeautiful, beauty, friend, friendship, health, healthy, judge, judgment, mom, mother, motherhood, priority, reflection, self care, time

Fat, tall, thin, curvy, petite…we would all use different vocabulary to describe ourselves. But as I talk more openly with stark vulnerability, I am finding that my readers and even Read more

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