Being a good mom involves more than just taking care of the kids. It’s about creating a nurturing environment where emotions can be expressed, issues can be resolved, and happiness prevails. This is no easy task, especially with the everyday stresses of life. That’s why maintaining strong and healthy marriages and relationships is crucial for moms.
This week I went around the office asking my co-workers to free associate to the word "mom." Responses I received included, "hard working," "tired," "selfless," "babies," "throw up," "dirty diapers," "no time," and "crushed Cheerios everywhere."
Not a single clinician at my...
Divorce is hard. Certainly harder than I ever imagined. And as a woman navigating new motherhood, the early days of the pandemic, and divorce at the same time, I walked away from the experience with some notes. You do...
At 8:30 a.m. my phone made a familiar chime to alert me that I’d received a text message. Several pings later, I didn’t need to check the phone to know who they were from. My mom was clearly on...
It’s that time of year again, when I look up from a pile of end-of-school-year activities and summer camp forms and realize it’s almost Father’s Day.
Lucky for me (and my husband), we live in Somerville, which is really...
If you know me, you know I'm a happy gal. I love smiling, just like Will Ferrell in "Elf." Because the truth is, I do feel like a room without a roof, because I really actually am happy —...
While I don't consider getting married an accomplishment, I have come to consider staying married an accomplishment. Choosing to stay in a relationship and love someone through years of change is pretty incredible. We start marriages with the promise...
First comes love, then comes marriage, then come the parents with the baby carriage. Or not.
My journey to parenthood was, by most accounts, fairly typical, relatively easy, and nothing to write home about (although to be fair, I did write...
I cherish my early mornings. Those minutes before the kids' wake-up clock turns green are all mine. They help me stay sane. Here’s a window into my "early to rise" mornings — or a week's worth of them, anyway — and what you can find me doing at 5:40 a.m. as I try to hold all the pieces together. This is not a tale of heroism. In fact, it might be a tale of foolishness. Though I bristle when I hear myself use the word "busy" to describe my life, here I am... busy.
Do you ever just look at your husband as he's parenting your kids, maybe wiping someone's bottom or tying a shoelace or something totally dad-like, and say to yourself, "Now how the heck did that happen?!" How did your...
“Top 10 Places in New England for Kids”
”The Best Art Projects for Your Little One”
"What to Serve Your Toddler for Dinner”
These are parenting blog posts we have all read, all of which have some great ideas. I have noticed something very common...
Moms who don’t think twice when I ask to use them as an emergency contact (and then dutifully show up to pick up my sick kid when the school nurse calls).
In the last 10 years, I have moved from my hometown to go to college, again to begin my career, and yet again to join my husband as he went back to school. In that time, my mom also moved from...
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A Mother’s Day Gift Guide :: Ideas to Celebrate Every Mom!
As Mother's Day approaches, it's time to honor the incredible women who have shaped our lives with love, wisdom, and boundless support. Whether she's...
