People are judgy. Doesn’t matter where you are, there’s always someone around passing judgment, especially when it comes to parenting. They always seem to know better or they’d never parent that way. But here’s the thing, it’s none of your freaking business. It’s not your kid. When Rosie was little, I made a bunch of…
Motherhood is not about me
Last year, at what I now know was the mid-point of this journey not the start as I thought, someone asked me this about motherhood: “What will you do when your daughter is healthy and she doesn’t need you anymore?” I was a little taken aback by the question. When you’re in the middle of…
This Year’s Best Parenting Tips
I’m excited to kick off the year partnering with a group of bloggers on a Best Parenting Tips series. As moms, we all share sage advice on our blog every day but we don’t always get the chance to share tips from other bloggers with our readers. I’m going to re-cap my top parenting posts of…
Do you consider yourself to be remarkable?
Thanks to TJ Maxx for sponsoring today’s post. As always, the opinions are my own. A decade ago, my definition of remarkable would have been different. I was launching a financial services business and meeting some really incredible women that seemed to know how to juggle it all- career, motherhood and life in general. While…
I never wanted to be a mother
I never wanted to be a mother. When all the other little girls were practicing with baby dolls and fawning over Barbies, I was hanging off trees and riding my bike. Or, reading books.Or breaking the neighbor girl’s tea set. I wasn’t exactly what you’d call gentle. By high school when everyone was dying to babysit to…
