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Mid-Michigan Moms
We are passionate about the Mid-Michigan community and the moms who live here. Our goal is to make this community feel just a little bit smaller. By using both our website, as well as, various social media outlets, we are able to keep you up to date on family-friendly activities around town, provide advice on motherhood, and encourage each of you to get out and explore all that our wonderful area has to offer!
Be Thankful If You Have Loving Parents
I wouldn't say I had a traumatic childhood, but I don't remember much that was positive either.
My parents were dysfunctional. Alcoholics to be blunt.
They got divorced when I was a teenager. We were expecting...
Creative Ways to Minimize Separation Anxiety in Kids at School
Even though I had prepared my three-year-old son for preschool, I knew it was going to be a tough transition. It had always been his nature to stick close by me, especially around strangers...
To My Fur-Baby After Having My Baby-Baby
Our Dearest Fur-Baby,
I’m sorry I haven’t been the best mom to you in the last few years. When we first brought you home 9 years ago, you were our entire world. We doted on...
Hey Momma, You Are Allowed to Choose YOU
Some time ago, I wrote a microblog reflecting my unapologetic stance on choosing my own and my family's own needs above the approval of others. In the season of “New Year, New Me” I...
Subscription Self-Care: A Monthly Reminder to Hit Pause
Self-care is so important in our lives, but it’s hard to do when you have children. It’s so easy to put it off for another day and suddenly it’s months later. Very often, we...
Free and Inexpensive Things To Do With Kids Around Mid-Michigan
Are we the only ones that struggle to find inexpensive {or bonus, FREE} things to do with our kids?? If so, we've compiled a list of over 100 free and inexpensive things to do with your kids throughout the year. Keep this list handy for summer break, rainy days, or those days when everyone in the house is SO bored.
Potty Problems, Not Just For Boys.
Teaching a child to use the toilet is harrowing.
The accidents, the time spent in the bathroom, the smells...
Then, your child throws you a curveball.
It first happened on the little SOS potty I keep in...
Does Enabling Children Lead to Entitled Adults? Maybe
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...
2020 Guide to Fitness, Health, & Wellness
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...