A real daddy’s girl. That’s absolutely what I was. Even though my mother always used the threat of him as “the bad guy” against my sister and me, he still always felt like the lesser… Read More »Happy Papa’s Day to a Real Man
What I have here is a recipe for the most amazing toddler bedtime snacks! Let me go back a little bit. When trying to wean Orson off of bedtime bottles of milk, I’d worry “That’s… Read More »Bedtime Bars
Nathan and I just celebrated our 4th Anniversary June 8th. With as much as we’ve packed into those 4 short years, it feels like it should be much longer…in a good way! In 4 years,… Read More »My Husband Never Buys Me Anniversary Gifts…
There’s Gentle Parenting and then there’s Gentle Parenting with Complex PTSD. Let’s unpack… During my four years as a parent, I’ve had to unlearn a lot of what I thought a parent was and teach… Read More »Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Picture this. The line of people, starting at the entrance, is wrapped around the corner of Magnolia Pancake Haus before 7AM. It’s one of the most popular establishments around, but is it really worth the… Read More »The Mamasaur Reviews: Magnolia Pancake Haus
Picking Up Some Lessons at the Lost and Found… I’m going to preface this Lost and Found posting, right here and now. This might as well be a love letter to my son. I go… Read More »The Coen Chronicles: Lost and Found
I’m trying to raise a sweet, sensitive boy, and I just really don’t want to screw this up. It’d be helpful to know how best to raise a sweet, sensitive boy. Here’s what I’m learning…… Read More »How to Raise a Sweet, Sensitive Boy
Happy Mother’s Day… As much as I try to suppress them, Mother’s Day brings up soooo many feelings for me, as I’m sure it does for a lot of people. In different seasons of my… Read More »Happy Mother’s Day?
To Pee or Not to Pee Orson is a little over 2-years-old now (28 months old, if you want to split hairs), and a couple of months ago, we decided to reattempt potty-training. I say… Read More »Potty Training Limbo: Ready Or Not?
Parenting Truth: Growing So Our Kids Can The truth about parenting no one tells you is the amount of necessary self-expansion that you have to undergo to raise little humans well. I really used to… Read More »The Truth About Parenting: From Fear to Fun