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Troll.
Trolls. Wikipedia defines it as "a...
Advice for my Tween…
When you become a parent, everyone...
Lawnmower parents.
Lawnmower parents. (Sigh) Were any of...
I took it all for granted.
Something exciting happened this morning: I GOT TO TAKE A SHOWER! After four weeks of taking sponge baths and washing my hair in the...
My story.
I had three, fairly easy deliveries. So in my head, I thought baby #4 would be just as easy. I was wrong. As I have written before,...
Forget the plan
Baby #4 was supposed to be the easy delivery. I joked with everyone I knew that I would be able "to sneeze her out." I...
Ask.
"Amanda, what are your thoughts on kneeling and the National Anthem...are you going to blog about it?" This is the thing: no blog,...
Advice to my daughter…
Baby number 4 is going to make her appearance in the near future 🙂 And this is going to be my third daughter. While my husband...
Venting vs. Slander
I am a part of many online social media groups. Groups that focus on professional women, former journalists, mommy life,...
Why.
86. That's how many messages from parents I have gotten in the past 12 hours. They're asking for help...they're asking me to use my...
Make ZERO apologies
I remember the days when I would watch the MTV Video Music Awards. I was much younger...and the show was about the amazing...
“How long have you been here?”
I've been wanting to blog since Saturday...from the moment I saw the first image out of Charlottesville. The Confederate flags...the...
“It’s called freedom of speech”
I responded to a "less than nice" message recently and the response I got was this: "Whatever. It's called freedom of speech. Deal...
“I know your mom.”
"I know your mom." Four words my kids have heard on so many occasions. It happens when you live a public life...in a glass fishbowl...
Just unfollow
I got a lovely message the other night from a man who is very excited that I switched careers. It said this: "I'm so glad I dont have...
Numb
I thought about whether to write about this. I thought to myself, "you know, this is too personal. This should be between us as a...
I put the camera down.
Five pictures. That's how many pictures I took on our family vacation back east. And I couldn't be happier about it. I told my mom...
Being an “OLDER” mom
"Is it harder being pregnant when you're...you know...a little older?" I was on the phone with a dear friend of mine when she asked...
My fault.
My daughter said something the other day and it has been on my mind ever since. Like "has kept me up at night" on my mind. A couple...
Bring back the village
Let me start by saying this: I am not perfect...my children are not perfect. But I need to get something off of my chest...and when...
Summer of 1985
It's the summer of 1985 in my house again. We tried it last summer...but it didn't last very long. I blame myself. I'll admit...I...
A different childhood…
My day started on an unfortunate note: I had to have ANOTHER talk with my kids about strangers. I am not writing this so people can...
It’s about MORE than a bathing suit!
"I think you should try a two-piece! Showcase that baby bump!" A very sweet and ENTHUSIASTIC sales clerk gave me that suggestion...