Shanisty Ireland

Shanisty Ireland is a former award-winning TV news anchor who stepped away from the business to chase her rugrats. She writes about the ups and downs of parenting, with a twist of humor. Shanisty is dedicated to sharing real, raw and personable stories on her blog, She's Becoming Domestic. Shanisty and her husband have three children, and live in the Midwest.

baby laying in a hospital bed

How RSV changed the way I parent

RSV stands for respiratory syncytial virus and I didn't know what I didn't know.

Updated Sep. 30, 2022

Baby Health, Baby, Child, Children's Health, Health & Wellness, Life, Parenting

Child laying down next woman on laptop

I had a wakeup call when my kids said ‘work’ was my favorite thing to do

Something clearly needed to change.

Updated Jan. 15, 2022

Life

I’ll never ‘have it all’ and I’m 100% okay with that

I’ll never ‘have it all’ and I’m 100% okay with that

This life would blow the mind of teenage-version me.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Life

The difference between baby #1, #2 and #3

The difference between baby #1, #2 and #3

Reading list for baby #3: How-to survive manuals.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Parenting

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