My oldest was born on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This means that I was waddling around the local mall on Thanksgiving weekend trying desperately to walk myself into labor after consuming my weight in mashed potatoes and dinner rolls....
No one wants to become a caregiver for an ailing parent. No one wants to see their loved one become someone unrecognizable seemingly overnight. And I assure you, no one wants to be in the middle of planning their wedding...
The defensive tactical unit is starting to wear down. Now is our chance to go in for the attack. So far, we have been able to keep them down by invalidating their choices in birth and questioning their morals...
When I returned to work after maternity leave, I cried. I cried when we dropped him off, I cried when we picked him up and they told me my 3-month-old had only eaten an ounce in eight hours, I...
I’ve been fighting the “eat your food!” battle for almost 10 years. Sound familiar? Each kid has taken to the dinner table differently than the last, so we have to continually learn how to keep our children alive by...
Mastitis is an inflammation of the breast that can be caused by an obstruction or infection. Nothing has taken me “down for the count” like mastitis can; each time, I feel like I've been run over by a truck...
A few weeks ago, I wrote this post on talking to your kids about race. In it, I mentioned that one of the best ways you can introduce diversity into your home is through books – and today, I have...
My phone vibrated in my purse as I pulled into a parking spot at work one recent Monday morning. I parked my car and checked the message, not at all expecting to read the words in front of me:...
During the first trimester of my second pregnancy, all I could do was wallow in the special kind of awful that second pregnancies bring with them. No arriving home from work and immediately going to bed, having to toss...
This post has been written in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
Everything about the timing of my first pregnancy seemed perfect. I had just completed grad school, we had recently moved out of a small apartment and...
In the last four years, I feel like I have had to totally reevaluate everything I used to believe about race relations and my own place in our world as a White woman. Now that I am a White...
This is for the moms.
The one that carries, the one that carried and lost,
The one that's raising, the one that's raised and let go
For the one that adopted and the one that birthed
For the one that's always there
For the...
As a first time mom-to-be, I felt confident that at 30 years of age, I could set some goals or have some strong ideas about parenting and stick with them. I had watched my sister-in-law raise three boys and...
I’m sure we can all share the stories of family pictures gone wrong. I once showed up to a shoot to have the white-faced momma climb out of the car apologizing before her foot hit the ground ... she...
There are pictures of NFL player Adrian Peterson’s preschool sons with facial scars and leg lacerations from his discipline techniques. The latest accusations include a head wound Peterson said occurred while disciplining his 4-year-old for cursing at his sibling....
Your Guide To KC
10 Taco Spots to Try in Kansas City
From traditional taquerias serving authentic Mexican flavors to trendy eateries with innovative spins on classic recipes, Kansas City has something to satisfy every taco...
