If you're anything like me, a few months before your first child arrived, all the baby gear did too. It looked like Babies R Us (may they rest in peace) had stormed into my living room the day after...
I assure you that this post is not about the movie starring Will Ferrell or the fictional race-car driver Ricky Bobby. But the title fits because this is about being a parent to more than one child. And how...
You’ve been here for a month, my sweet baby girl. How has it gone by so fast. I look at your perfect little face and I wonder, am I holding you enough? I had to do the dishes, to...
Dear Mom of Tweens,
I see you, and what’s more, I hear you. You keep muttering frightening things to me. “Just wait,” you say, clearly unimpressed with my complaints about yet another night without sleep. “Enjoy them now," you beseech...
I've prepared for a baby three times now and each time has been so very different.
For my first ever baby which was a foster baby, we received a phone call that she would be ready to go in just...
They say there are people who just love babies. They are so sad when those babies grow up.
So…can I give you one?
I am referring to Princess Terror. My fifth grandchild and only granddaughter.
She doesn’t look like a...
A few months ago, I wrote a piece about picky eating. My son was subsisting on mainly pasta, grilled cheese, pizza, and chicken nuggets. A vegetable was not allowed to touch his plate and fruit was an iffy proposition....
It was a warm, sunny Sunday morning in June that I anxiously sat in the bathroom staring at a little stick to see if I was pregnant. After confirming a positive result with a couple more pregnancy tests (just in...
As the mother of a 5-year-old, I am required to know which dinosaur is my favorite (it’s brachiosaurus, if you’re interested…I like the long neck).
I can sing the PJ Masks theme song, but I prefer the Super Why theme...
This one goes out to all of you caring, lovely, knowledgeable people who want nothing more than to ease the path ahead for the mother and baby in front of you at any given moment.
For the well-intentioned among us,...
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10 of the Best Independent Bookstores in Rhode Island
As parents, we know that reading to our children is beneficial. Some of my favorite memories include reading to my children. We've compiled a...
