Heather LeRoss, Author at Reality Moms

Heather LeRoss

Heather LeRoss is the two-time award-winning author of Just Tell Me I’m Pretty: Musings on a Messy Life. Visit HeatherLeRoss.com now and download three FREE chapters of the hilarious book that was dubbed, “Best book I’ve EVER read,” by Heather’s Mom. You can also follow her on Facebook.

He Didn’t Want to Take The Pills…So I Lied

November 12, 2018

My son didn’t want to take the pills, but despite my reservations, I lied and told him they were safe. And because I am his mom, he believed me.

My Son Thinks I Don’t Care

August 12, 2018

My son wouldn’t meet my eyes but I could see the tears in his, “It doesn’t matter,” he said. But I heard him, it did matter.

I’m Becoming a Model

June 17, 2018

Gratitude is not a lesson to be learned like English or Math. It’s not something I can MAKE my kids understand. It is not something I can shame my kids into either. I have to model it. I have to model HOW to be grateful to them.

The Betrayal of Motherhood

May 6, 2018

“I’m scared. Scared I’ve ruined my life and I’ll never be happy again,” I cried, wishing I wasn’t alone. Wanting someone there to help me, to pick up my baby and hold his anguish for a little while. To let me stand outside, away from the cries, away from his need of me, away from my shame. I wanted to hear that this would pass, there was help, a break.

I Know They Were Monsters

April 15, 2018

I sat in a monster’s lap one summer and I drank from his glass. It was filled with the most delicious vanilla milkshake I’d ever had.

The Incredible Power of Motherhood

February 5, 2018

There are times when I feel like this world has created a million tiny islands.

It’s Time to Embrace What Makes Me Happy and Let Go Of What Doesn’t

November 5, 2017

So going into 2018, I’m feeling happier and more at peace than ever. Because I know the truth. I know I will continue to fail—and try again.

Patton Oswalt: Love Never Has to Die

July 10, 2017

I just saw an article online that Patton Oswalt has found love again and is

Where the Hell is My Village?

May 26, 2017

I often remind myself of the wise African proverb, “It takes a village to raise

Invitation: Please Come to our Poop-Free Thanksgiving!

October 17, 2016

After last year’s Thanksgiving, I am confident my boys have learned valuable lessons about respect, being thankful, and potential e-coli contamination.