The day after Christmas is like a giant exhale for me each year. I came. I conquered. Now I can finally relax. Of course now that I’m a mom of three kids, the relief on Dec. 26 is tenfold. Added to this is a conflicting mix of other emotions, including regret, guilt, desperation, manipulation and triumph. And I know I’m

I’ll never forget the day one of my older sisters, I have three, cornered me in the dining room when I was 18, freshly home from college on Christmas break, and said, “Mom wants to stop doing stockings.” “Yeah,” I said, in the habitually defensive tone I save for my older siblings. “Why are you telling me?” “Well,” she said,

Often times kids are better at technology than parents are. This was proven true when a six-year-old girl went on a shopping spree by unlocking her mother’s phone with her fingerprint. The only problem was the mother was sleeping. The mother got the notification from amazon, she was able to get the items returned. Kid uses sleeping mom’s thumbprint for

Every month in between Christmases, I hoped. Dreamed. Fantasized about how, when and where I would tell my husband we were, finally, pregnant. On New Years Eve, I’d blurt it out, just as the ball dropped! On Valentine’s Day, I’d hide a positive pregnancy test in a box of chocolates! On Father’s Day! At Thanksgiving! But alas, another Christmas has

One day I was walking to the mailbox with my baby wrapped in his blanket, his tiny face tucked into my neck, when I thought, “Slap his cheeks. Slap him really hard and see what happens.” I ran back into the house in my hurry to get my son away from myself. I laid him down in his swing slowly,

You might want to prepare yourself, and your toddler, for a few sleepless nights when moving them from their crib to a toddler bed. Although you may receive suggestions or advice from your mother-in-law, remember that she won’t be the one losing sleep. Keep in mind that the crib/toddler bed conversion may also provide your toddler with more freedom to

Maybe you planned on having a c-section or ended up with one, you may be surprised — and dismayed — by the difficult and lengthy recovery. The middle third of your body is sore and raw, you’re exhausted, and it’s hard for you to sit, stand, walk, and bend — all the things your tiny new bundle demands! 3 adjustable-height

Uber has recently been diversifying their product offerings by giving the consumers the option to ride in larger vehicles, more prestigious vehicles, having food delivered, and even traveling in some more unconventional options (like a hot air balloon). Would you be willing to use Uber for your children? The new Uber for Kids application could be helpful in our busy

This is a post about my feelings around working part time versus full time and balancing work with parenthood. This is about my personal struggle, and I hope this post doesn’t come off as insensitive to those who work full time. I know lots of moms work full time, either by choice or because they have to, and I believe

Self-Defense training may have been the best thing I’ve done to protect my family. My family is made up of ethnic minorities and I have many friends that could be victim to hate from homo phobics. Recent times have brought about uneasy feelings about our safety inside of this culture. As these things persist, we must find more ways to