There are some prejudices about the day of a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) being easy. Yoga pants! Naps!! Playgrounds!!! While some days are easy, other days are so hard you feel like quitting. As a lover of literature and of good parents, I often think what would Harper Lee's Atticus Finch do (or say)? (Well, at... Continue Reading →
Thanks for joining my "Mommy and Me" Book Club. I hope you're enjoying my ongoing "stay in bed and read" series. See my previous post on All the Light We Cannot See for a book summary and “quotable quotes”. As you’re reading All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr in bed (or in your favorite... Continue Reading →
Thanks for joining my “Mommy and Me” Book Club. I hope you’re enjoying my ongoing “stay in bed and read” series. See my thoughts on the previous book, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Title: All the Light We Cannot See Author: Anthony Doerr Page No.: 544 pages Publisher: Scribner Price: $13.60 (paperback) Genres: fiction; historical fiction, WWII Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer... Continue Reading →
I'm reblogging a piece I wrote about mom shaming in which I compared grownup moms to the Mean Girls from Tina Fey's eponymous 2004 film. When we talk about mom shaming, what we're really talking about is "mommy guilt". Do mean girls grow up to be mean moms? I think so. But not always. Guilt... Continue Reading →
Just because something feels bad and unpleasant, e.g. guilt, doesn't mean it isn't good. Is there such a thing as good guilt? It turns out the answer is yes. According to Dr. Tracy Cassels of Evolutionary Parenting, "...'mommy guilt' is key for parenting – you learn from it and it can make you a better... Continue Reading →
There's one thing that seems to unite all mothers whether they're young or old, black or white, employed or unemployed. Guilt. I don't know about you, but it's rare when I feel like I'm enough - as a mom, as a person. I've chosen to quit my career to be at home with my children.... Continue Reading →
"Hey hon, can you rub out my chest tar?" I beg my husband. The request is made on a monthly basis. His healing "Punjab (Annie 1983) hands", as I refer to them, magically massage my chest and all my worries away. Maybe Touch is a love language of mine after all. (Side note: A childhood without a... Continue Reading →
Stay-in-Bed Mom Blog! This new blogger is "walking on sunshine". I'm psyched to announce I've been nominated for The Sunshine Blogger Award! First, I'd like to give a huge shoutout to Allie from Hey Mom, Now What? for the nomination! Thank you! Please check out Allie's awe-inspiring personal blog. She also contributes to the blog, Pointless... Continue Reading →
The mommy wars continue...Thanks for joining in on the discussion. In the previous post, we talked about the spats between stay-at-home moms (SAHMs) and working moms. The crux of the argument seems to be who has it harder or worse? I've seen it too often: an unhappy woman suddenly attack an unsuspecting woman in a... Continue Reading →
