Chelsey Weaver
Chelsey is a "central Mass" girl who married her 7th-grade sweetheart. She attended both undergraduate and graduate school in Boston, then taught high school on the North Shore for seven years. After living in Winchester and Melrose for several years (and moving too many times), she and her husband finally settled in Groveland in 2015. She loves the North Shore and everything it has to offer, and she enjoys raising her daughter there. Chelsey is the community engagement coordinator for Boston Moms and is mostly a stay-at-home mom. She spends lots of time advocating for children with disabilities, arguing with insurance companies, and looking for disabled influencers, inclusive companies, and materials that celebrate neurodiversity. She avidly listens to audiobooks, hates everything about coffee, and, most importantly, loves being a mom.
Boston-Area Nonprofit Spotlight :: BAMS Fest
The Greater Boston area is home to many exceptional nonprofits, but the ones that serve moms are especially close to our hearts. Boston Moms is excited to spotlight and support the local nonprofit organizations...
Disney with Disabilities :: The Disability Access Service (DAS) Pass
I'm going to be totally truthful here: The idea of taking my daughter to Disney terrified me.
We're used to the world being inaccessible to disabled children in a lot of really hard ways.
Sometimes, when...
Boston-Area Nonprofit Spotlight :: Strong Women, Strong Girls
The Greater Boston area is home to many exceptional nonprofits, but the ones that serve moms are especially close to our hearts. Boston Moms is excited to spotlight and support the local nonprofit organizations...
Dear Massachusetts, What Happened to Kindergarten?
Kindergarten — a time of growth where you learn "big kid" social skills and spend lots of time playing, making friends, singing, jumping, and wiggling while still learning some critical pre-academic skills. A comfortable...
My Facial Expressions Need an ‘Inside Voice’
We have our own brand of mashed-together parenting strategies and styles going on in our house, as I'm sure most moms do. Honestly, between being a geriatric millennial mom (a term I resent infinitely),...
Using Love Languages Makes Me a Better Parent
Like many couples preparing for marriage, my husband and I were charged with reading "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman during a premarital preparatory class.
To be transparent, we quickly skimmed the book...
Boston-Area Nonprofit Spotlight :: Mom Bomb
The Greater Boston area is home to many exceptional nonprofits, but the ones that serve moms are especially close to our hearts. Boston Moms is excited to spotlight and support the local nonprofit organizations...
Domestic Violence Awareness Month :: It Feels Different When You’re a Mom
*Please note, this article is written from the perspective of a mom, to other moms, because that is my personal frame of reference. I recognize there are domestic violence scenarios in which men and...
I’m an Elementary School Empty Nester — and I’m Grieving
Silent. Suddenly, it was just silent.
The first day of kindergarten jitters had consumed our house for weeks — until they didn’t. We had picked out a special outfit, took the obligatory first-day photos with...
Summer Recipes — Gotta Love ‘Em!
The summer combination of heat and humidity has made me want to decommission my oven indefinitely.
Without good recipes, though, that's a pipe dream. I started the summer baking muffins after the sun went down...
Meet a Mom :: Mary Gattineri
Moms don’t get the recognition they deserve! As a business run BY local moms FOR local moms, Boston Moms is excited to showcase the hard work local moms are doing — both at home...
Financial Literacy Tools :: Teaching Kids and Teens About Money
Ah, money. Everyone's favorite part of parenting. You know, that part where you need to teach your children to become financially responsible adults.
For better and worse, there are plenty of tools out there to help....