In December, I talked about how relieved I was that Hyphenated Husband was finally graduating with his two teaching certificates, and how much better his new schedule would be for our family. For three years, he worked all day in an office, then worked a second job on nights and weekends as a basketball referee. On top of that, he...

My children are growing and changing so fast, I can hardly keep track anymore. All the sudden, my 5 year old has started looking and sound like a KID. Only a year ago I still thought of him as a toddler. My daughter will be 10 months old next week, and Jules will be 4 years old in May. Part...

Saying that I had “a case of the Mondays” this week is the understatement of the century. There will be no positivity in this post. The SUCK is far too great, and I’m not going to sugar-coat it. I went to the general practitioner (assigned to me by the state, since we’re on Medicaid right now) about my worsening anxiety...

Jolene is my first baby to ever truly be a co-sleeper. My first son never co-slept, and was in his crib in his room alone at just a few weeks old. My second son was only in bed with me for a few hours a night so I could nurse and sleep, but he started out each night in his...

Last year, I read an article by a mother of one 5 month old baby, which led me to believe that if I was only a more attached parent, then my baby would never cry. Supposedly, African babies who are breastfed on demand don’t cry, and according to the woman’s grandmother, that’s all it takes to prevent crying to begin...

When I met John, he was 24 and still in college working on his undergrad. He went to Iowa right out of high school, but only stayed a year before bouncing around to other state colleges, falling off the wagon, and then getting back on again quite a few times. We were both in school when I found out I...

*Artwork courtesy of my 5 yr old. Notice the brain, lungs, and heart roughly 1/10th the size. **Post inspired by my facebook fans.