I'm amazed by what my son has learned academically this year. Yes, I knew in September that the curriculum would be more rigorous than it had been when I was in kindergarten, but I didn't realize my son would be reading me 'Green Eggs and Ham' by Dr. Seuss' birthday. It is truly lovely to be read to by your child.
The fact is, this isn't about bento box at all. This is about the constant pressures of motherhood, the constant fear that we are not providing the best for our children, and the constant battle of social comparison. To me, the bento box encapsulates the constant striving for perfection. And, the fact is, I'm done striving for perfection. I'm striving to be perfectly fine.
When my parents were newlyweds, they used to collect and exchange a comic that was popular at the time. It generally featured two naked, childlike characters — a short and stubby man and his short and stubby lady. The...
If there is one adage I can relate to over the course of COVID-19, it's "You don't know what you got 'til it's gone." One of countless things I admittedly took for granted pre-pandemic is the immeasurable value of...
Parenting is hard.
It is equal parts exciting and exhausting. Every phase brings a new learning curve, and we aren't always equipped with the right tools.
We're being pulled in a million different directions every day with our many commitments to...
Gardening has become one of my favorite activities (surprisingly enough to me!). Maybe it's being outside and feeling the earth after a long New England winter. But I also think it's, in part, because it is something I can...
I sit in the dark for hours. Or what seems like hours. Every night. For almost 16 months now. At first, it was hard. Unbelievably so. But eventually, I flipped my perspective and realized this would only last a...
We've all seen it on Facebook or Instagram. Many of us have also done it. We have most likely thought little of it other than that it’s a happy parent (most commonly a mom) sharing her pride and joy....
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 and took the obligatory test...
Members of the Boston Moms team recently had the opportunity to dive into Rockland Trust's Ms. Money's Classroom, a financial education learning tool for kids in grades K-5. With fun and interactive lessons on money management, Ms. Money's classroom...
When my husband died, I made a few promises to myself. I promised I would not hide my grief, and I promised to get support for our family. Grief is a unique experience for everyone, with no script or...
By today’s standards, my parents should be incarcerated.
Starting in third grade (8 years old), nearly every weekend my parents let me ride my bicycle alone to the local strip mall about a quarter mile away to pick up bagels...
In Case You Missed It..
Mom Icons in TV and Film
Have you ever watched a show or movie and seen a character go through some sort of antic and thought, "Same!" Well, since becoming...
