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We need action
At what point are we going to actually...
Motherhood bat signal?
There is nothing more uncomfortable...
Perfectly, (im)perfect
The picture was perfect. Our four...
Let them fall…
"Did you see this BS?" That was the subject line of an email from my Dad...so I knew there was something good in the email to follow....
That dark place…
Kate Spade. Anthony Bourdain. I think it's safe to say that everyone was shocked when we learned about their deaths. We heard things...
Now that we have your attention…
A lot of people are talking about Iowa this morning. American Idol winner and Clarksville native Maddie Poppe captured the world with...
That $50.
Raising money for PREVENTION is tough. There I said it. As a society, we do a really good job responding to a crisis. When there is...
Mother’s Day.
Mother's Day. It feels different this year. I had so many medical problems after Aria was born, I honestly didn't know if I would be...
“REPEAT AS NEEDED”
I often tell people that right now, in this moment, I have the most important job of my entire life: I advocate for children....for...
31 Days.
This is the most important blog post I have ever written because it's the one I need to get "out there" the most. 31 days. Jake...
Never too late…
"Oh my God! Another woman claiming sexual harassment from like 30 years ago! Let it go!" Sigh. I was waiting for a coffee this...
I knew it was wrong…
I knew my son was doing his project wrong...and I didn't stop him. Helicopters mom everywhere will not be happy with me. But...
Not us.
Not our town. Not our school. Not our neighborhood. Not our family. I would be lying if I didn't foolishly believe all of these same...
Likes and shares.
Likes and shares. It's all about likes and shares on social media...and it's ruining who we are. There are people eating detergent...
To the mom who…
To the mom who got only three hours of sleep last night...I see you. To the mom racing around this morning getting everyone dressed,...
If we don’t listen…who will?
It will be tough to ever see real change in our country because nobody is willing to have an open conversation. It feels like nobody...
Being a woman.
"What is the hardest part of being a woman?" My 9-year-old hit me with that DEEP question on the way to school this morning....
The issue.
As a parent, we are used to getting alerts from our children's schools aren't we? Weather delays, need more money on the lunch...
“An incident”
I have permission from a fellow Mom friend to share this story. All names have been changed in order to protect the privacy of the...
Super Bowl life lesson
I sat in a ball on my living rom floor with my eyes covered. Tom Brady had one more chance to beat my beloved Eagles...and he was...
No words…
I'm still up in the middle of the night feeding the baby...that's normally the time I get caught up on news headlines. I was...
#KIDSTOO
There are numbers that keep me up at night. The mortgage payment...the cars...future cost of college tuition...co-pays...hospital...
Rattle some cages
Wake up and rattle some cages. I shared that recently during a FB live and I was hit with some questions via email and social media....