Despite what I said about carting around small people during the holidays in my [previous post][1], I do recognize just how good we have it in many ways. These first few Christmases with our still new-ish family are ones that I’m sure I’ll miss and fondly look back on when I’m wearing ...

Call me a giant hypocrite. I went out and paid money for the very thing I [talked smack][1] on just a few months earlier. I know. I'm shaking my head at myself. I promise that I had two very good reasons for this though. 1. I get caught up in all things Christmas and get out of hand. 2. ...

Ah. It’s here. The beginning of the craziest time of the year. Without taking a formal poll, I’m just going to assume that the holidays are pretty nuts for almost everyone. Between cooking, driving, flying, cleaning, wrapping, setting up, putting away, decorating, shopping and everything ...

“Facebook is the worst thing that has ever happened.” Those were the words out of my husband’s mouth this week. As much as it pains me to say it, he’s got a point. Facebook is the devil. It has given a megaphone to people who seem to have been born without a filter. I’m not ...

I’m tapping out. I’m crying “Uncle”. I’m forfeiting. I am done and over the Mommy Wars. It seems a new battle breaks out over a new topic each day. And I’m throwing in the towel. I got sucked in early as I read my pro-breastfeeding books and made my own pre-baby parenting ...

http://wellcommons.com/users/photos/2013/nov/05/264141/ It’s not the proudest day in a parent’s life. It’s also not one of the ones that make you want to call up Grandma and Grandpa to share. But it’s a day that happens to the best of us and is what keeps us humble when we think we ...