Mid-Michigan Moms

As a coach of junior high and high school-aged girls, I often see kids at their worst, as they navigate the tangled web of adolescence. If something doesn't go their way, it's quite possibly the end of the world as they know it. The entitlement mentality gets old fast and has me wanting to call them out for being jerks. There, I said it. Now before you get defensive, hear me out...

As mothers we excel at taking care of others, but it's infinitely more difficult to turn inward and take care of ourselves. But guess what? We need to! Self-care is so important: the act...

The Mid-Michigan Moms Blog team members are always on the hunt for a good deal. Coupons, discounts, incentives – count us in! Mom 2 Mom sales? You bet! These sales are typically held at a school, church, or convention center, where a large group of moms come together to sell their children’s used clothing, shoes, toys, and accessories at unbelievably low prices! Below is a list of Mom 2 Mom sales in the Mid-Michigan area. Click around and see if savings are in your future!

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I am fed up with all of the articles and social media posts telling people to stop asking certain questions or saying certain things. I feel like...

“Lacy, He’s 10. Don’t you think it’s time?” “I don’t know. No. Maybe. Probably.”  “If I was 10 and I still believed in Santa Claus, I’d have been the laughing stock of my class.”  “I know. But...

We can hardly believe Mid-Michigan Moms Blog is celebrating its third birthday! What started as a small group with the goal of building community, has become the go-to online resource for everything parents need in...

The holiday calendar is already filling up. My low-level stress is brewing. You know the kind. It's the pre-stress stress that brews out of an awareness of all that is going to happen even...

I had a baby this summer and my first thought the moment he was in my arms was… thank goodness THAT’S over. When I found out I was likely to be induced, I was...

The teenage years were not my favorite part of growing up. I’m just going to take a wild guess that parenting a teenager will not be my favorite part of parenting. Teenagers are tough. At...