Mom's Timeout

I have a few awesome mom friends. These are the women I talk to just about every day. Some local and some not. Either way, they get it. I almost never have to explain myself. And for that matter, I can count on them knowing just the right thing to say. It’s like some awesome form […]

Are you a stay-at-home mom? Do you sometimes feel like your working friends don’t get it? Or maybe vice versa… You’re a working mom who feels like your stay-at-home mom friends don’t understand. Either way, it sucks. Sometimes, it’s hard to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. I’ve always wondered what it would be like […]

For some reason, it’s easier for us as moms to see what we do wrong versus what we do right. Sometimes, when we feel like we’re failing our kids, we forget to look at the bigger picture. We might forget that in spite of the fact that we forgot to pack our little one’s favorite […]

Think back ten or so years… Where did you think you would be right now? What did you think your life would be like? Did you, more or less, have it all right or were you totally wrong about everything? Back then, I swore I would never get married and I was still under the assumption that […]

As if it’s not hard enough being a mom, there’s a new challenge moms face courtesy of social media. Moms face tons of pressure from family, friends, and neighbors on a daily basis to conform to an imaginary version of mommy perfection that’s impossible to achieve. We struggle to do what’s “best” for our kids […]

Do you remember the lessons you learned as a young girl? Not the everyday stuff, but the big things that matter and that shape who we are. They’re so important and yet so easy to forget, especially as we get distracted by our day-to-day lives. I remember learning quite a few of these way back when. It’s […]

As I get older, I’m more interested in quality than quantity when it comes to friends. I might have several hundred “friends” on Facebook, but the circle of people I consider true friends is actually very small. However, these few ladies are the truest friends a mom like me could ever have. I’m so blessed […]

I never quite understood my mom. Back then, the rules seemed unfair at best and I couldn’t quite understand why we did the things we did. I didn’t get why it was such a big deal that I came home from school and immediately did my homework. There were so many things that made absolutely […]

Isn’t it crazy to think that, even when you have another little human being with you, you can still be lonely? It’s definitely crossed my mind a time or two. This life is both awesome and amazing, but doesn’t it sometimes feel as if you’re all by yourself? One mom wrote a beautiful essay asking the question […]

I remember the day my dad told me that I was just like my mom. At first, I was a bit taken aback by it. The more I think about it, though, it’s definitely the truth. Now that I’m a mom as well, it makes so much more sense and I see the similarities now that I must’ve […]

As veteran moms, we often want to reach out and help our friends who have recently embarked on the journey of motherhood. We feel compelled to offer advice, assistance, and support. After all, it takes a village as they say. Whenever one of my friends brings a new baby into the world, the rest of […]

I hate being late. I was almost never late before I had kids. Since becoming a mom, I’ve learned that sometimes it’s just inevitable. There’s always a wrench in the plan. Especially when your lovely little offspring are toddlers. Toddlers are notorious for making parents late with a variety of creative and maddening reasons. Go […]

Do you sometimes feel the need to say you’re sorry – to your husband, your kids, and your friends and family? Do you occasionally feel as though they’ve lost you – the you that was carefree, at least? I’ll bet you sometimes feel as if you’re making one excuse after another. Or that you’re not […]

Do you ever think you want to be someone you’re not? Or are you okay with the craziness – you know, the stuff real life is made of. Not the perfectly landscaped yard, but the one with toys strewn about. The house that looks lived in, not immaculate. We all have good intentions – high […]

We all know there’s no rule book, no how-to guide, no instruction manual for kids. There are plenty of books that claim to have it all figured out. You won’t get through page 2 before you realize about the only thing those books are good for is starting a fire.  Children are all different and […]

I often think about what I would say to myself if I could write a letter to my past self. What advice would I give to the girl in high school hanging out in the library and making friends by tutoring other students in English class? What words of wisdom would I pass on to […]

When you become a mom, everything changes; even your friends. Often times, you gravitate towards friends who have kids and spend less time with friends who don’t. It’s usually not a conscious choice, it just happens. Even introverts like me want friends, we want a community. It’s a basic human need. Sometimes it’s really hard […]

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned over the course of the last year or so, it’s that our little ones don’t need to have our undivided attention every minute of every day. There’s something to be said for being together, but doing things separately. I’m a very hands-on parent, but sometimes, I let my son […]

You hear it all the time. It takes a village. You need help. You need a break. Sometimes, for some moms, that just isn’t reality. They don’t have a village and they don’t have help. They only have themselves to rely on. It’s hard. Some days are tough even when you do have a village. […]

For so many years, I was the childless friend. I was the last one to get pregnant and I was the last one to have my son. Back then, I didn’t get it. I didn’t understand how they never had time and why they were always so tired. Fast forward to having a baby of […]