Tag: real talk

Two year old pretending to drive a car.

Car Seat Safety: Keeping My Kiddo Rear Facing as Long as...

Car seats. Ugh. A necessity, but pretty much one of the parenting controversies of the century, right? I avoid posting ANY pictures online of...

5 Tips To Help You Stick To Your New Year’s Resolutions

You've been here before.  A new year, a new you! Excited by the thought of a clean slate, you're going to finally lose those 20...

The Picture Perfect Holiday Card

It is that time of the year again, time to think about getting those holiday cards out the door. Let’s be honest, these cards take...

This Open Enrollment Season, Help Your Parents Pick the Right Healthcare...

A few years ago, I took my father to the emergency room after a bad fall. When we got to the hospital, I quickly...

Back in the Day — a Memo for My Boys

After an epic toddler melt down the other day, which included screaming, food throwing, and a naked three year old rolling around on my...

Motherhood: The Ultimate Identity Crisis

Fearless. That’s just one of the adjectives I have used in the past to describe myself. I was an extremely outgoing extrovert, who enjoyed...

I’m Not Mean…I’m Just Mom.

Tucker was being particularly naughty that morning: whining, endlessly antagonizing, and recklessly wearing his sassy pants.  Our words flew between us, his picking up...

Curious Kid? Cultivate Kindness!

"Mama, is this one still beautiful?"  My son held up a brown Magnolia leaf. Peppered with yellow and red, the leaf was marred with...

Nashville’s Transient Vibe is Killing My Mom Tribe

In those early days of motherhood be found each other. Its like I won the lottery, to find this random group of ladies that...

Stubborn Toddler? Sometimes You Just Have to Give In.

My oldest son is an easy breezy, go with the flow, doesn’t care what color shirt he has on type of a kid. Thank...