When my husband or I tell other parents we don’t let our 3-year-old watch much TV, we get a lot of weird looks. I don’t blame them. In this world of technology, it’s definitely a different style of parenting....
My relationship with my in-laws has not always been smooth. In fact, my first experience with my future father in law was extremely uncomfortable. A group of my friends were planning to go to the movies, and my friend,...
There’s a memory of my maternal grandmother that I think about every once in the while seemingly out of the blue. She is sitting in the bay window, in the kitchen of my childhood home, looking down at her...
When my daughter woke up on Sept. 18, she was 1 year old. She didn't know how the past year had changed her parents’ lives for the better or how seeing her grow was both exciting and sad at...
Let's face it, quarantine hasn't been all rainbows and unicorns. If you have young children, it's been challenging finding opportunities to get out of the house and let them explore and interact with others. If you have school-age children,...
On any given day, I have a never-ending list of things to do.
Two part-time jobs, school, two children, a husband, a house, and they all need my attention. I am constantly pulled in different directions. Which thing is most...
Whether we admit it or not, our children have access to luxuries.
We can equip our kids with tablets, which they can use for study and entertainment. We bring them shopping as soon as they outgrow their old jeans. We...
I work on a college campus, where there is a lot of talk – and debate – over the “rape culture.” Many people deny that it exists, and that we (namely, feminists) are overreacting about something trivial.
But it’s not...
Mealtimes look different these days. Gone are the times of grabbing a quick bite and heading out to the door to work. If I had 10 minutes instead of 5, I’d make a smoothie and chug it before brushing...
Just before Mother's Day seven years ago, I got a devastating call... My mother had been involved in a motorcycle accident and was in the ICU. I tried to call her wife, but my sister answered. My step-mama was...
I lay here - wide awake - I know why - I should not read work email before bedtime.
Mom-somnia has hit me...are you awake too? Well mom-friend, you are not alone!
Isn't it strange all the weird worries thoughts and ideas...
Dear Mama,
I know celebrating Valentine's Day is probably the last thing on your mind. I know that you're standing at the kitchen counter alone after the kids are asleep, folding Paw Patrol valentines for your son's class, or swinging...
I have always been a “Scooby-Doo, Where are You?” enthusiast. The psychedelic Mystery Machine, groovy clothes, cheery music playing in a chase scene, and random guest spots from a 1970s celebrity fills me with nostalgia. I like the cooperative...
Not too long ago, a girlfriend and I were affectionately reflecting on the time in our lives before we had kids. Back before sticky hands and piles and piles of laundry. Before lunch packing and dirty diapers and pediatrician...
In + Around Dayton
Bloom :: An Event for Moms! {2024}
Bloom is an event for new and expecting moms, foster moms, and adoptive moms (recommended for any mom up to toddler age!), and other...
