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"No, me try." These words make me cringe. Lately, it's my daughter's favorite phrase and the source of my anxiety. I try to be supportive. I try to congratulate her when she completes even the smallest of tasks. I...
There is a small canvas that hangs in my family room that reads, “Let them be little.” The canvas was originally purchased purely because it fits perfectly with my forming gallery wall. As a control freak, I have made...
That's right, I said it. It might sound harsh, but I'm sure the thought has crossed your mind too. And if not, congratulations- you must be a brand new mom. Perhaps you are sitting there holding that sweet newborn thinking...
Depression. The word is thrown around all over the place, and it still has a stigma.
I think most people, when confronted with the idea of depression, imagine an eyeliner-heavy, pouting adolescent à la Wednesday Addams, rather than the smiling...
"She can't get out of there, right?" asked our close family member about the crib as we gave her a tour of the nursery, and laid our 1-year-old down for a nap. We were preparing to take our first trip...
I'll admit it, I'm a mean mom.
My child has to do chores.
*gasp!*
The worst, I know.
But I really am a stickler about chores! I need my daughter to know that my God given task on this Earth was not to...
Oh, the summertime bathing suit dilemma. I was recently inspired by a YouTube video by #IMOMSOHARD...which I am almost positive that if you are reading GCMB, then you have probably seen this hilarious and totally honest video. If you...
Mom guilt. We all have it, I'm sure. I am not sure when it happened or how it happened but when did some of us moms start negotiating with our husbands to watch OUR children? The first step is...
Ahh, summertime. When most families plan that epic vacation or road trip your kids will never forget. I remember my own mom researching sites to see, eat, stay, and places to visit. Every day was planned down to the very...
