Five years ago, I sat across from my 3-year-old's preschool teacher as she gently told me my son needed more practice putting on his own coat. I quickly thought back to how I shoved his coat on him that...
I'll be the first to admit, I am OCD about things like household chores. When my kids say they want to help, I grit my teeth and say sure. Usually, in the middle of the "help", I lose my...
As a "girly professional" mom, I watch my oldest daughter struggle between being the girly girl she has always been and deciding when to be a tomboy, when to like sports , etc. All I say to her is...
There is no sugar-coating this, co-parenting can be messy and it is hard. Co-parenting with an ex is probably one of the biggest sacrifices you will make as a parent and the truest act of love because you do...
I drove by a bus stop the other morning and I noticed EVERY SINGLE CHILD was looking at their cell phones. In our house we are SUPER strict with cell phone use because I work for a local non...
We've talked over and over again on DMB how much we love MOPS. So many of us on the team attend a MOPS near our homes and love it. Since you've heard enough about how much we enjoy it,...
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When you are in the midst of new parenthood it might feel like you are all alone in this new stressful,...
If anxiety were a person, it would be the kind of person that knocks on your door unexpectedly, forces their way into your home and destroys everything in their path. A “Murphy’s Law” kind of person if you will....
Dear Santa:
I was thinking that perhaps you could get a little more creative this Christmas. Body lotion, Snugglies, new dish towels…those are all really nice. But (insert yawn here) seriously, Santa, a mom only needs so many pairs of...
The last days of school are now behind us, the weather is warm, the days are long, and the kids are home and filled to the brim with summer fun expectations! Here we go! We can do this mamas!...
I just got back from my first trip away from my son Theo since becoming a mom well over two years ago, and it was just what I didn't know I needed to recalibrate, destress, and regain my personhood....
Today is the Day!
Lately, I have been having a hard time sleeping. Don’t get me wrong, I’m EXHAUSTED…but I have had a lot of guilt wondering if I was the best person I could be today. I know, I...
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9 Dallas Organizations That Need Your Used Baby Items
The time has come -- the baby stuff has to go. Here are nine Dallas donation centers to drop off the baby stuff.
