Originally Posted on Lifetime Moms
If you ever wondered where the mean girls and guys of middle school and high school went, just check a message board of a mom blog and you’ll find ‘em – hypercritical, uber-uninformed and super-perfect in their own lives, of course.
I’m not alone in my observations. Tina ...
By Guest Writer: TJ Garvin
TJ is my brother-in-law and one of the greatest men I know – Ellie and I love him more than he will ever be able to understand
The first time TJ met Ellie
Life is tough.
No that’s not right, life is largely a pain in the ass. Everyday most ...
My sister warned me that this would happen.
Well she didn’t specifically tell me that Toy Story underwear would make me cry. BUT she did give me some insight into the depth of love that comes along with parenting.
“You aren’t going to love her right away,” she said when I was about ...
I can’t close my eyes, or hug my 2-year-old daughter, or talk to my parents, or call my sisters, without seeing the faces of the 26 souls that lose their lives on Friday, in the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. I grew up in the neighboring town of Monroe, which is ...
Ellie meets Kermit the Frog, and my heart smiles.
Ellie is turning two on Monday, which is both mind-boggling and heartwarming. Everyone told me the days would be long, but the years would be short…but I didn’t fully understand until now, how loooooong those days would be, and how shoooooort these years ...
When did she get so big?
I was sitting next to Ellie this morning, watching Dora the Explorer with her, and I leaned over and kissed her cheek and without missing a beat (or taking her eyes off the TV) she swatted at my face, and wiped her cheek off and said, ...
Ellie visiting Mom at the office.
I love the holidays. LOVE. I think I became obsessed with them sometime after I left home for college…there is something about that crisp, cold air, contrasted against the warmth of friends and family (combined with copious amounts of food) that just makes my heart sing.
Always ...
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Ellie and I snuggling on a Friday night.
I recently had lunch with a close friend of mine that I worked with very closely up until I was about 6 months pregnant, I then moved over to another department, and now we are once again working closely together on a temporary project.
We ...
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