Perspectives In Parenting

I was going to write a light-hearted advice piece about clothing. But after the tragedies that occurred this past week, and the current state of police brutality and race in America, writing about something relatively frivolous just didn't feel...

I got out of my dad's car and kissed the sidewalk in an attempt to make light of the fact that I was a wreck leading up to this trip. I made it home alive from a "kid-free" trip...

It’s hot. The windows are down, music is rocking and I’ve got my daughter in the car asking me to play a few pop songs on repeat until she can learn all of the words. I absolutely love pop,...

I have an addiction. My addiction is Target. I love Target. Almost as much as my four-year-old. Why do I love Target?  Let me count the ways. First, walking into the store feels like a hug.  It feels like home. It's like the store is...

  Oh, Pinterest. I have a love/hate relationship with you. You have the BEST ideas, but you are so hard to execute, not to mention, so expensive to execute! Don't get me wrong. I LOVE Pinterest. I have tons of...

Are you the type of mom that pays attention to every detail to make sure things are picture perfect? Are you the mom who strives to be that way? Let's be real! I would absolutely love to be one of...

It's 7:59pm and I've just finished cleaning up dinner.  I still need to shower, work on a major project that I've been procrastinating to do, clean up the mess that is my floor and watch Odd Mom Out.  I...

When did you go from baby to toddler? Less than two years ago you were growing inside of me and now you are running circles around my feet.  When was the precise moment you stopped being a baby? Was it...

You know how sometimes in life it seems as if everything is going well? Relationships are smooth, bodies are healthy, grades are high, work is successful, marriage is solid, babies are smiling, etc. etc. etc.  And then there are times...

Today, June 21st is officially ASK Day.  ASK stands for Asking Saves Kids.  The campaign encourages parents to ask a simple question when their children go to play at another home "Is there an unlocked gun in your home?"...

I'm not sure why but coming up with a Father's Day related post was hard for me.   I have fond memories of Father's Day and a very close relationship with my Dad but I had no ideas of what...

Oh my dearest children, I’m a little afraid to tell you how I met your dad. Because I was 14. I now (in my mid-ish 30s) look at 14-year-olds and think they should still be strapped in car seats....

Dear Mason, If I were to tell you the story of how I met your father, you would probably laugh. It's not your everyday, typical romance story and we definitely weren't high school or college sweethearts - in fact, we...

In honor of Father’s Day, I want to write about the greatest Dad I’ve ever known; my husband. It was 13 months ago when he became a Father for the first time. If you’ve read my other posts, you know...