When you become a parent a lot of things get put on the back burner: your career, your friends, your alone time. You get the picture. One major thing a lot of parents set to the side is their own mental health. We are told it makes us weak or bad parents if we suffer…

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We have all been asked this question. After just being pregnant for nine months and in labor for hours, for some reason people decide it’s a great time to ask, “so when are you having another one?” I will admit, when I was asked this question I was horrified. I had ZERO interest in doing…

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Parenting is weird enough already. You literally created a person and now are in charge of it. It gets even weirder when you enter a kid’s life and have to figure out how to navigate being a bonus parent. I have been on both sides: the biological mom and stepmom. From the Point of View…

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We could be those parents who never allow their kids to have any screen time. We also could find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow while riding a unicorn, but that’s a little unrealistic don’t you think? Our world today runs on screens. I am writing this blog on a screen…

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Having kids is like having the worst roommate of all time. They never clean up after themselves and aren’t the most considerate. You can slave over a hot stove for hours, make a gourmet meal and they will look you dead in the eyes and tell you it’s disgusting. Picky eaters are the worst. Maybe…

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Back when I was a single mom I didn’t really have the luxury of going out on weekends much. I had Trent when I was 20 so while most of my friends were going through their party stage I was home taking care of a baby. Friday nights I would load up on junk food…

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We have all had to deal with people’s unsolicited opinions as parents. That one mom who either shames you for having a career or blames you for not contributing financially to the family. Sometimes we put way more weight on people’s opinions than we should. It’s that age old debate. Are working moms or stay…

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If I had to describe my style to someone I would say evolved emo. I have better hair and my makeup skills have improved. Society puts so much pressure on moms to act and look a certain way. I definitely get stares in the school pick up line or when we are just out and…

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My partner, Chris Johnson, and I sat down this week to talk about his divorce and navigating finding yourself and the healing process that follows. No one plans to get divorced when they get married, but it happens and the guilt and pain can feel so heavy when you are going through it alone. Managing…

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This blog post was originally going to go in a completely different direction. Originally I wanted to write about how to make friends when you’re a parent. I sat for a couple days and was really struggling with where to begin when it hit me. There have been a million posts about this exact subject…

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