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What If I Disappoint Her? - A Mother's Concern

image source I was looking around today, at my house and the things in it, thinking about different things. I was, at one point, making a mental list of what I needed to buy for Bella at the store. This seemed simple e…
The Mommy Wars Have to Stop!

image source Women have always been catty, but since becoming a mother, I realized how downright vicious women can be. In pregnancy, someone was always more tired, more fat, more skinny, more at-risk than you. Durin…
Mom Gets Tearful

sharkboy's sharkbytes"And though it was what I wanted before falling asleep and in being kept from sleep, my arms felt empty and my heart was lonely..."I stood in the center of the living room looking at a fan that was p…
Head, Meet Wall

image source As the years tick on, and my daughter stretches and grows in front of my eyes, I find that every day I end up having to repeat just about everything that I say. Every day I then have to explain why I’m r…
Finding Me, Forgetting Me - Learning to BE

by Mama Seahorse Beginning at LTF was a challenge for me in many ways. First, I had to stand on my own two feet again and be my own advocate. I hadn’t realized how long it had been since I’d had to do that for myself. E…
Do You Wish Your Parents Steered You In A Different Direction?

Last night my baby (He's 8, but he's forever my baby. Don't worry I'm not still nursing him. We stopped that last year, duh! ) says "mom let's listen to Mad World." So he cuddles next to me while I boot my laptop, ge…
The Significance of 7 Dollars to a Mother

by Mama Giraffe image source So, I'm in Wal-mart the other day buying all the necessities to keep the kids and house running. You know - diapers, wipes, toothpaste, etc.Then I find myself in the aisle of razors. I …
Surviving Motherhood - It's Not Always So Easy

by Mama Ladybug I'm having one of those days again. You know, the days where you wake up, trip on a sharp toy on the way to the bathroom...only to find someone is already in there. You serve fruit loops and your kids …
The Mama Boundaries

1. I'm not offering you hand sanitizer because I think you're dirty. Really. I've got little bottles of it everywhere, just waiting to be used. I'm not saying, I don't believe you wash your hands, so don't get offended.…
Daughters - They Grow Up So Fast

by Mama Dragonfly The truth is that I am a mother of a girl who is on the verge of reaching puberty. As much as I'd like to hold her back in childhood forever, as much as I sometimes close my eyes and pretend that s…