“I have so many penises to deal with.”
This unforgettable line was uttered by a fellow baseball mom, as we sat on the sidelines together. The oldest of her four boys was playing, and she was breastfeeding the youngest.
Fuh-blep.
That’s the noise the milk made as it fell as a clump – rather than pouring as a liquid – into my measuring cup. I closed my eyes and stifled a scream.
The winter brings colder days, shorter days and especially in these 2021 days, we’re experiencing cabin fever and COVID fever, or is it just anxiety? Let’s not get started on homeschooling and the copious amounts of time we’ve spent with our families who, as it turns out, are pretty annoying in high doses!
In keeping with tradition, I’m going to share my best mom fails of 2020. My kids love gathering during the holidays and deciding where I screwed up most during the year. As a parent of six kids, I’ve definitely relaxed more with each child and my three biggest kids like to jokingly describe me as having been “a little asleep at the parenting wheel for the last three kids”. Truthfully, I’m not sure they’re actually joking.
Back to school looks very different to a lot of families this year. Interestingly, it also looks very different within my own family!
We got a dog when our youngest kiddo turned four. We thought it made sense – all the kids were old enough to care…
Remember when our daily mom-tasks were fairly straightforward? We packed lunches, folded laundry and tried to keep the house generally tidy. These days, with…
Mother’s Day is about showing love and appreciation for our moms. While so many of us would usually spend the holiday showering our wives,…