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This pandemic is raging all around us, in every neighborhood and community in America.
The looks I would get at the grocery store made me want to strap on a sign that read SINGLE PARENT, CAN'T KEEP MY KID HOME!
The series of days surrounding my daughter's birth was the most emotional time of my life.
Lovevery's cofounder assures you that letting your kids play without you is healthy for you both.
While I am a bit bruised and a bit sore, I am still standing.
I want my child to feel like I'm home base. His rock. Even in a global pandemic.
Before the pandemic I was a social butterfly, now I can't even keep up with casual conversations.
Parents must be considered essential in our society, and their health and safety prioritized.
The interview everyone's talking about hit home for many reasons.
When this is all over, I hope you remember these little moments.
Here's how I will empower them instead.
A year into the pandemic, my family is profoundly feeling their grandparents' absence.
Let's just stop collectively talking about mothers getting their bodies "back."
"Was there germ-time when you were in kindergarten?"
It's been a year of "wait and see".
My joints are handling it just fine, thank you.
I've never been more broken, and yet never been more complete.
The role changes have made for a big transition.
As the mother of two girls, it's important to me that my partner and I don't contribute to harmful fat-phobia within our own home.
You prepared me for motherhood long before babies were on my mind.
