In my dozen years of parenting, I have found one clichéd statement to ring true.
The days are long, but the years are short.
I looked at my oldest son the other day and realized exactly how true this statement is....
In preparing our tax return, my husband and I gave our finances a very thorough audit. We had some big expenses at the end of 2017 — we purchased our forever home and had our third daughter within the...
As my twins are bolting into toddlerhood (literally), I find that we need different survival tools to get through the days.
You know the phrase "Mount Washmore," right? The first time I heard it, I cackled. You see, long before I was a mom, laundry was my nemesis. Washing? Sure. Folding? Eventually. Putting away clothes in the drawers? Ummmm... maybe...
I'll admit it. Before I was a mom, I had some crazy ideas about how I was going to parent my children. For example:
I'll never dress my kids in matching clothes.
It's too cutesy, I thought. My kids have different...
I don't like Easter.
There, I said it.
I have nothing against egg-laying bunnies, fancy baskets, or the resurrection of Jesus.
It's just that grief is a long, difficult process.
Easter brings up many, many memories of my over-the-top, holiday-loving dad.
Like that time...
My daughter just turned 13. From everything I’ve been reading about what it's like to parent a teenager, you’d think I’d be running for the hills or finding a good therapist. I’m not going to lie — it’s definitely...
I hope to preserve this innocence of childhood as long as possible — and to keep remembering to share laughs with my kids through it all!
Dear Pregnant Caitlin,
Congratulations. This is it. The moment you've been dreaming of for years is finally here. After months of negative tests, happy pregnancy announcements from current and former friends, and one consolation tattoo, it's your turn. You saw those...
It's been just over a week since the school shooting in Parkland, Florida — yet another tragedy that has raised my anxiety about the safety of our children.
My five-year-old received a letter from my grandmother the other day. She opened it, and upon seeing the slanted, looping letters across the notecard, gasped excitedly, “What language is this?”
It was English, of course. But it might as well...
Welp. We've had a month. The stomach bug hit our house twice. And while it was mild and only affected two family members, we were all on lockdown in our house. Then we picked up a cold from visiting...
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Celebrating Mother’s Day in Boston
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