How Do You Know When Your Family is Complete?
How do you know when you’re "done"?
Within weeks after having my first baby, it seemed everyone (friends, co-workers, random shoppers at the mall) wanted to know when we were having another child. (I admit I have been guilty of asking this very same question to new moms. It’s almost like it’s required along with “is the baby sleeping,” - which is a truly ridiculous question).
After our second child, everyone wanted know if we were having a third. At the time, I couldn’t even manage the two I had; how on earth could I throw a third into the mix?
But then the dreams started. » Read more
Jackie Sturkie: The Secret Lives of Dirty Clothes
The Secret Lives of Dirty Clothes
- Laundry exposed: What's really going in that hamper?
Remember the single life? Casual Sundays filled with sleeping in, brunch whenever, then laundry in the afternoon- if you felt like it. When I was single, noticing the habits of my dirty clothes never occurred to me. There was nothing alarming about the casual pile of jeans on the floor or a sock tossed here and there. You simply tossed clothes in the washer, dried them, and then put them away. Mission accomplished. The laundry chore could easily be accomplished once a week. » Read more
Instant Mama
By Stacy Bolt
If you’re pregnant, you might think that nine months is a long time to wait for a child to be born. But trust me, it’s a good thing. I know, because I didn’t have nine months to prepare. I had 90 minutes. From the phone call from our adoption agency to the nurse handing me a seven pound human being for whom I would be responsible for the remainder of my days on earth: 90 minutes. In less time than it takes to make a lasagna, I was a mother. » Read more
Well, Slap Me Silly! I’m a Mamapre…what?
By Marlynn Jayme Schotland
mamapreneur \ mah•muh•pruh•nur\ noun
:a mother who owns a business. Also: a crazy woman who has children and is in need of eight arms and two clones. » Read more
