Mom Life

My son was six months old when I had my first panic attack. I was sitting in our living room watching him play when suddenly I felt like the walls were collapsing in on me. My heart was racing, I...

Scenario 1: Rushing out of your final meeting of the day, you glance at your phone — 4:52 p.m. Like a floodgate being opened, the tasks of the next 90 minutes pour through your brain. Pick up kids. Race...

I always anticipated I would have a bunch of mom friends once I had my own kids. I garnered this expectation from the experience that my parents had. They always had friends with kids close in age to us, and...

Let’s talk about sex. Salt-N-Pepa did it in 1991. And I'm going to do it 30 years later. But, let’s really talk about sex. Not the kind portrayed in every single rom-com. Where each relationship involves endless romance and sex. That set...

I am quickly approaching the end of my 35th year on this earth. Each year has brought many changes in my life. And I still find it fascinating how each choice, split-second decision, or long-drawn-out plan comes with big feelings...

We got a puppy. And I knew getting into it that adopting a puppy would be challenging. That it would require some extra time and energy, but I wasn't quite prepared for the reality of life with a new pup...

One of the most common questions I hear is, "How can I explain differences to my kids?" Followed up with, "Is it okay to ask questions?"  As a mom to two children with special needs (Autism and Down syndrome), I'm...

Dear Brand-New Breastfeeding Mama, I'm not going to give you fluff about how magical breastfeeding is. I'm also not going to try to convince you to keep trying, if that's not what's best for you and your baby. I'm not...

I want to be the first to raise my hand and admit I thought very little about kids with food allergies, or inclusivity of the food allergy community, before I was thrown into it myself. But I've been humbled,...

As a working mother of two, I can say that making the transition to pumping at work isn't always easy. But I did learn a few things the first time around that helped me during my second transition to pumping...