You can be everything to your daughter except her father. My therapist’s voice echoed in my head for weeks after she spoke this sentence. As a struggling single mother, it was not an opinion I wanted to hear. I was spending every ounce of energy, will, and intellect trying to figure out how best to…
Every mother has her story. The perfect mothers, the addict mothers, the Stepford mothers, the foster mothers, the teenage mothers, the Instagram mothers, and the mothers who have lost their babies—all have a story to tell. Some are tragedies; some are comedies; some are simply the stories that mothers stop writing when the telling becomes…
It is possible to have an Easter celebration that doesn’t include loads of sugary candy and chocolate. . . and still have your kids love it! Here’s a quick glimpse into our family’s Easter celebration this year. affiliate disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. See my full affiliate disclosure for more information. The first step to satisfying the…