“Kids have always responded to calm authority. This generation is no different. They don’t want a leader who will lash out with anger or hide in moments of fear. They want someone who will stand in his convictions and not…
I stood in my bathroom and looked at my hair. My roots were three inches long, the ends were
scraggily, and my eyebrows—well it was not plural. I needed an evening to re- girlify myself. Personal
maintenance seems…
My youngest son, Asher, is 3 going on 4 in about another month. Asher was born a month premature and is really tiny for his age. He’s barely hung onto the 5th percentile for height and weight all his life.…
You are probably wondering what in the world could I be talking about with a title like that, but if you are a SAHM, you find yourself using such phrases. I was texting back and forth with a friend this…
My eldest son, Kaleb, has been struggling lately with some emotional/social issues. It is not the first time. He is 6 1/2 years old, and it seems the older he gets the more obstacles he has to overcome. When these…
Life isn’t perfect, it’s messy. Tonight David went out with his brothers for his birthday and wouldn’t you know, Sophia got sick. She woke up sobbing in her crib, threw up multiple times covering both of us and her crib…
Katy is one of our newest contributors and members of the Dupage Mamas community. Here is a little bit about her so you can get to know her a little better. We are so happy to have you Katy! Welcome!…
There are moments in motherhood where you feel like nothing you ever do is right and that you are letting your kids down and not being what they need. And then there are moments where you feel like you have…
The Today show recently did a piece on parenting titled “I love my kids, I hate my life” and one thing they said stuck out to me and got me thinking. One of the “experts” said (paraphrasing)…
During my first full-term pregnancy I was asked by all of my friends and family why I chose a Certified Nurse Midwife over an Obstetrician. I didn’t mind answering their questions, actually I quite enjoyed it. Most people were just…
