Why in the world do they want me to watch them poop? Most people like privacy when they are using the commode, but my three kids, they prefer an audience. AND not just your regular onlooker, they want me to be a participatory observer and admirer.
Communication is an exchange of ideas and an understanding of what those ideas are. Confrontation is often loud, forceful, and can feel disrespectful.
With all of the things you have to worry about over the holiday season, one thing you don’t want to worry about is your baby or toddler’s sleep schedule!
Your wound is the entry point of the loss. It is agonizingly long in the beginning and then, before you know it, twenty-seven years have passed.
We were pregnant together in 2016. Our six children were born within four months of each other. One of our six babies would be born with Down syndrome.
My partner is amazing. He’s a great human. A wonderful father, an amazing provider, and a good person. But he’s also emotionally unavailable.
I remembered that Isla’s still three years old. And so, I met her where she was. “Listen to me anyway,” I said. “Because I’m your mother.”
We asked our #RealityMoms writers how they approach allowance in their houses—and not surprisingly, they each had a different answer.
I’ve come to realize parenthood means constantly having a knot in your throat. It starts at birth and recurs again and again as they grow.
Don’t tell their husbands and fathers, but we asked our Reality Moms what gifts they were considering for the dads in their life this Father’s Day.
