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How to Talk to Your Child About Death

EPIC moments, Featured
September 19, 2019

September 23, 2019

What do you do when there is a death that directly impacts your child? A person or a pet that is physically part of their life?

Confession: I Don’t Want to be Mommy

motherhood, Real You
September 12, 2019

September 17, 2019

Right now, today: I don’t want to be Mommy. I want this season to pass. I want to wake up on the other side of their childhood.

10 Ways My Expensive Arts Degree Prepared Me for Parenthood

motherhood, Real You
August 12, 2019

August 12, 2019

My expensive arts degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts was money well spent - I learned a whole lot of stuff that helps me be an awesome mom.

Summer Survival Guide: Beach and Boardwalk

m.i.n.e., Real You
July 24, 2019

July 24, 2019

RealityMom Joey Fortman has found the best beach toys to make your trip to the beach or boardwalk a little more enjoyable with little ones!

Confession: I Don’t Want to be Mommy

motherhood, Real You
July 21, 2019

August 29, 2019

Right now, today: I don’t want to be Mommy. I want this season to pass. I want to wake up on the other side of their childhood.

How One Conversation With My Mom Shaped My Parenting

Featured, motherhood
July 20, 2019

July 20, 2019

There is a popular adage that says, “Never judge someone by the opinion of others.” While my mom didn’t say these exact words, I can still remember the conversation when she imparted this wisdom.

Sometimes You Can’t Walk It Off

Featured, m.i.n.e.
July 16, 2019

July 16, 2019

I stepped funny before school drop off—I was probably doing and thinking of a thousand different things at the time, in that way that anyone who has ever gotten a kid off to school is fully familiar with—and felt a pop.