“The days will go and come. You will watch sunrises and sunsets. And before you know it, these weary days will be long gone. And all you will be left with is the reminiscing.”
Your Life Did Not End When You Became A Mother—You Were Reborn
‘My baby was STARVING. I felt like a failure.’: Mom shares breastfeeding struggles, urges ‘fed is best’
“My eyes closed, and I felt weaker by the minute. Through many, many, many tears and lots of pain, I woke every 3 hours and pumped.”
‘I wondered why on EARTH I thought it was a good idea to have a child.’: Woman opens up about postpartum depression, anxiety, ‘Mamas, please know you aren’t alone’
“From a painful pregnancy which had me dealing with a SLEW of crap, to a traumatic emergency C-section 10 days after my due date, I thought the worst was over. But I couldn’t have been MORE wrong.”
‘Some nights, we just fold laundry together.’: Mom talks balancing marriage and kids, ‘Take time for ALL the things you love’
“I spent all my days doing homework, soaking bottles, or hurrying to wash clothes before the spit-up soured. I forgot how to be more than just a mother.”
‘I woke up to find this picture. I generally get annoyed at whoever took it. But this picture was different.’: Mom reminds others to capture childhood moments, ‘Be proud of these pictures’
“Normally, when I see a picture of myself that I haven’t ‘posed’ for, I never post it. But not this time. He snuck this picture of me and my daughter. I don’t ever want to forget it.”
‘We butt heads. We push buttons. We don’t see eye to eye. I assumed my girl would think like me, talk like me, act like me.’: Mom gushes ‘you are all your own’
“I’m realizing I’m not raising another me. I’m raising a you. And what a beautiful thing that is.”
I Owe It To My Kids To Allow Them To See My Mistakes
“I am not a supermom, I am a human. My children will gain so much more by seeing my flaws and imperfections.”
Forget About The Finer Details, The Reservations, The Scheduling—Go Into This Summer Saying YES
“Most of my time last summer was spent worrying; absolutely consumed with trying to figure out how to make everything perfect. The perfect moments. The perfect getaways. The perfect adventures.”
Dear Mom, I Had No Clue Being A Mother Was So Tough
“I don’t know how you did it, but you did. And I am choosing to pay it forward for my kids.”
‘Each time we opened the freezer, we were at risk of being buried under an AVALANCHE of milk.’: Mom donates 200 ounces of breastmilk to local NICU
“I’d rather my breastmilk be put to good use.”
