Latest on Her View From Home “I can’t tell you how many articles, memes, group chats and face-to-face conversations I’ve seen and/or had with other moms who seem to have some kind of unofficial club of moms who don’t have the time, energy, or motivation to clean their homes and if you are not in…
We’re Mothers Not Machines
Another new one up at Her View From Home “Sometimes I feel like the mom version of the Terminator. Unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger’s iconic character, when I look at my outside world I don’t see the stats of my enemies, I just see stuff that needs to be done: Visual: one-year-old baby Running on 95% energy…
Lessons From Nap Time
You started to cry then.
I looked over at your daddy, who was already drifting off to sleep. As daddy tends to know, he knew I was watching him, looking for an answer to an unasked question. He opened his big brown eyes and said, “Just go get him and bring him in here.”
5 Mom Phrases I LOVE Using That Drive My Kids Crazy
Here is my first original piece on Perfection Pending by Meredith Ethington… “Do you remember when you were a child and you would do something or say something to your mom and she’d give you a one sentence reply that either really irritated you or wasn’t the response you were looking for? Mom phrases if…
My Husband and I Considered Divorce; This is What Kept Us Together
My latest piece on Her View From Home: “My husband and I have been together 14 years and married for eight. To some that may not seem like a very long time, but to us, it’s a very long time. Like so many other marriages, we’ve been through a lot as a couple. We’ve…
I’m Not a Hobo, I’m Just a Stay-At-Home Mom
I was once at a playdate with a fellow stay-at-home mom friend and she said, “I make myself shower, get dressed and put on makeup every day just to feel like a human again.” She went on to tell me it was the one way she felt like her old self, the before kids…
My Mother-In-Law Saved My Life
When my husband and I started trying to have our first child, I had dreams of being the best mom in the entire world to our imaginary little bundle of joy. I’d take him or her on play dates, the baby would never cry, and we would just be one big happy family. Or…
To The Stay-At-Home Mama: Don’t Let Others Define Your Worth
I had a conversation with a relative recently. I won’t get into the details, but he told me that stay-at-home moms don’t deserve a “day off” and that what they do isn’t a “real job”. I’m a stay-at-home mom. I have been for the past four years. I’m also a person who likes to feel…
Dear Rainbow Baby, You Saved Me
Dear Rainbow Baby, I remember the day I found out you were here. I held my breath as I walked back into the bathroom, after the standard three-minute wait, and gazed at the white stick on the countertop. There were two blue lines and I had never felt so beyond excited and so amazingly…
5 Ways to Enjoy Christmas When You Are A Mama Grinch
I loved Christmas as a kid. The second Halloween was over, I’d get my list ready for Santa and craft and hang homemade decorations on my bedroom window. Putting up our tree was one of the highlights of my year. Christmas mornings at our house were magical. We woke up extra early because my dad…
