One Child is not a Selfish Choice

I was advised not to have more children after a high-risk pregnancy resulting in a preemie son. I’m still judged for my decision to have an only child.

Only Eighteen Christmases

Eighteen gets to be a gut-wrenchingly small number when you realize that’s the number of times you have to make significant memories with your kids.

A Jab in the Arm: Get Your Flu Shot Now!

Although we’ve come a long way from the years when these types of illnesses could wipe out whole cities, the flu is still deadly serious. Get your flu shot!

Get Your Car Road-Trip Ready

Before you pack your cooler with food, your bathing suits, towels and your kids into the car, you need to make sure that you are not at risk of having a weird smell that you can’t get rid of…

When Alexa Makes You Feel Old

I used to invite my friends in to listen to my Michael Jackson album. (And yes…this now sounds like a “back in my day, we used to have to walk 30 miles in the snow UPHILL to get to school…and GAH I feel old.)

Special Needs Parenting is Exhausting…and I’m Really Tired

He’s become quite the Houdini lately with taking off his diapers—despite them being duck-taped for better security. And his most recent escape was from a diaper full of poop. This is why special needs parenting is emotionally and physically exhausting.

One Child is not a Selfish Choice

I was advised not to have more children after a high-risk pregnancy resulting in a preemie son. I’m still judged for my decision to have an only child.

Only Eighteen Christmases

Eighteen gets to be a gut-wrenchingly small number when you realize that’s the number of times you have to make significant memories with your kids.

A Jab in the Arm: Get Your Flu Shot Now!

Although we’ve come a long way from the years when these types of illnesses could wipe out whole cities, the flu is still deadly serious. Get your flu shot!

Get Your Car Road-Trip Ready

Before you pack your cooler with food, your bathing suits, towels and your kids into the car, you need to make sure that you are not at risk of having a weird smell that you can’t get rid of…

When Alexa Makes You Feel Old

I used to invite my friends in to listen to my Michael Jackson album. (And yes…this now sounds like a “back in my day, we used to have to walk 30 miles in the snow UPHILL to get to school…and GAH I feel old.)

Special Needs Parenting is Exhausting…and I’m Really Tired

He’s become quite the Houdini lately with taking off his diapers—despite them being duck-taped for better security. And his most recent escape was from a diaper full of poop. This is why special needs parenting is emotionally and physically exhausting.