Mom's Timeout

Moms look forward to playdates or get to call their girlfriends to vent and relate to other Moms about daily parenting and housewife struggles. Rather than worrying about what they sound like whining and complaining to their husbands, they save it for when they actually have time to chat with other Moms who will totally relate and […]

I can honestly say that I hate bra shopping, but for the completely and totally opposite reason. I was blessed with no boobs, except of course when I was pregnant and/or nursing. Either way, bra shopping sucks. It doesn’t matter how hard I try… I can never find the right one. And it doesn’t help […]

Have you heard all the craze out there about some new app game where little Pokemon are running loose everywhere, all. over. town. It’s just crazy, you can practically catch  them anywhere-even in your own home! It looks like kids of all ages are enjoying this new game. Yeah I think the Dad’s are into Pokemon Go […]

I remember going through the tween stage myself. I can only imagine what my mother must’ve been thinking. Lol… My son is just a toddler and it’s definitely not something I’m looking forward to for a number of reasons. Or maybe I am, but for entirely different reasons. My son becoming a tween marks a […]

Some kids are just cruel. And being different makes you a target for being bullied. It’s unfortunate, but true. As parents, we need to spend time teaching our kids that we’re all unique and that’s okay. There’s nothing wrong with being who we are. We shouldn’t be so critical of those who don’t share our […]

Overall, I’m relatively mild-tempered. I’m loud, but definitely not mean. You can hear the difference in my tone when I’ve had enough, though. I don’t put up with people’s crap. My son is the exception to that rule. I have an absolutely ridiculous tolerance for his antics. Maybe, it’s because I work in childcare, but […]

Do you ever feel like you’re not accomplishing enough? Have you ever had one of those days? You know the ones I’m talking about. the baby won’t let you put him or her down and the toddler is stuck to you like glue. There’s not a chance of you accomplishing anything and that really stresses […]

When I had my son two years ago. I don’t even remember being given an option. The little bassinet was wheeled into my hospital room and left there. I was a clueless, first-time mom and had absolutely no idea that sometimes that’s not the case. In hindsight, I can’t imagine having sent my son to […]

I was totally a 90’s kid. Back then, things were a lot different. If there was no school, we were outside basically from dawn to dusk. During the summer, I’d get up, eat breakfast, and go hang out with the neighbors. We’d ride bikes and play basketball until our parents called us in for dinner. […]

People seriously think it’s just some neat trick that my two-year-old cleans up after himself. Ironically, it’s not… We’ve been working on life skills basically since the day he was born. When he learned to sit up and could play with some toys on a quilt, I handed him a basket full of them and […]

Most days, thankfully, I wake up feeling somewhat rested and ready to take on the day and whatever life decides to throw my way. Of course I would prefer just a few more hours of sleep, but at this point I’ll take what I can get!! Once I get to sip my morning coffee and […]

There were so many nights toward the end of my pregnancy when I was somewhat propped-up on a pile of pillows on the couch. If I dared try to lie down, the acid reflux flared up with a vengeance. So I just sat there, half-asleep and half-awake. I’ll never forget all the mornings that I sat […]

I can look back and honestly say I had no idea Motherhood would be as challenging as it really is. I had no idea I would have days where I’m not only physically exhausted, but emotionally exhausted too. I had no idea things wouldn’t go exactly as I had planned. I never thought I would […]

One thing I’ve always been somewhat strict about is bedtime. It’s important to me that my toddler gets enough sleep each night. An earlier bedtime definitely makes for a happier and healthier kiddo. I’m sure that’s something we can all agree on. The problem is that it’s entirely too easy to get lax about it. […]

So much for age just being a number, right? I seriously lost track sometime after 21. Not too long after, it stopped being important. Some quick mental math tells me I have less than a decade left before the inevitable. Less than a decade left to have kids and… And I’m totally not looking forward […]

Have you ever had one of those days… You know, the ones where you find yourself lying in the fetal position on your bathroom floor crying hysterically and of course feeling crazy at the same time? Welcome to motherhood! Being a mom sometimes means crying a lot. Crying because you’re happy. And even crying because […]

There are some things about being a mom that I can’t even begin to wrap my head around. One of them is everyone’s sudden preoccupation with your business. No one gave a crap about my work status before I had my son, but let me tell you something, that completely changed after the fact. It […]

Sexual abuse is an extremely important topic to teach your kids. It may sound like a horribly uncomfortable and embarrassing topic to talk about, but it’s the way you go about it that will make all the difference in the world. Start with the basics. It won’t seem that bad. With the 4 steps on […]

The upcoming movie, Bad Moms, will make you feel less like a sh*tty mom, that’s for sure. This will be the epitome of the Mom’s Night Out movie! Gather around ladies, take your shoes off, and prepare to laugh! Let the ordinary moms rejoice! I think we will rate this as Best Movie Ever on […]

If you think about it, do Pull-Ups really make sense when trying to Potty Train? A child going from diapers to “underwear-like diapers” aka Pull-Ups, how are they supposed to learn to not potty in their pants? The truth is, they will all learn. They have to. No one wants to still be wearing diapers […]