Once I've fed; entertained; disciplined; played with; answered a billion and 1 questions and then finally put the kids to bed, I get to relax and watch some tv - I am exhausted. I don't do this everyday, only every so often, to give those who do a chance to enjoy their long lost freedom - I am the babysitter. I'm a firm believer in the saying "it takes a village to raise a child" [...]
To be a mom used to be something I dreamed of. From the time I was in elementary school I told people that I planned to have six kids (mostly girls with one or two boys thrown in). I regularly made and updated lists of my favorite baby names. I grew up in a home where motherhood was valued and praised and since I have two siblings who are significantly younger than me I started [...]
It's hard for me to admit this, and I have a close circle of friends who understand me and the experience I've had as a mother. I'm so grateful for these friends because being a mom has not been the most natural thing for me. My daughter is 2 years old and is a light in my life. However, no one could have prepared me for the journey of motherhood. There is so much judgment that [...]
To be a mom, I’m sure means different things to different moms. Each journey into and through motherhood is littered with moments and memories that are particular to that mom and to her journey with her children. I’m a mom of two ~ and believe me, I don’t profess to know anything at all about being the perfect mom. Actually, the longer I’m a mom, the more I realise how much I really don’t know [...]
I am 'Mum' to three amazing biological children. Sir J, aged 14, Lady M aged 12 and Little Miss 7. You can stop pulling that face, these are not their real names, just how I refer to them in order to respect their future online identity and privacy. My initiation into motherhood didn't begin with a pretty white dress, two rings on my finger, a Christian husband who'd vowed to love me for life, or a [...]
To be a mom I was never one of those girls who dreamt of her wedding. I never dreamt of babies or being a wife. I climbed trees, hid stray animals and dreamt of exploring the world. I’ve had an independent spirit from as far back as I can remember. My life changed when I fell pregnant at the age of 22 - the devastation gave way to instantaneous, glorious, immovable love the second I [...]
a friend of mine sent me an email with a post titled 'To be a Mom' in it. i'm not sure why she sent it - i can't remember if it was part of something i had asked her to write or if she had just decided this was something needing to be written and had sent it to me. what it did though was spark something inside of me: What if i gave that [...]
I met Candi as a friend of a friend a couple of years ago and then somewhere along the way we became friends as well which has been great. Candi has been married to Matt for coming up to four years on the 23 May. They have 'two little ninjas' - Noah who is nearly 4 and Tyla who is 2. I am really grateful to her for sharing some of her story as a [...]