I’ve been pretty open about my struggles to become settled in my identity as a YOUNG mom of many children. I’ve had a LONG journey on my way to learning how to love it. It hasn’t come naturally to me, nor has it come easily. I’ve had to accept my shortcomings, seek council from others…
Tag: Motherhood
Don’t Call Me SuperMom. From a Mom of 6 Kids Under 10.
If I had a quarter for how many times someone told me I was a ‘SuperMom,’ I’d be rich. It is overwhelming, to say the least, to be putting off an impression that I’m handling more than others feel they can handle. When someone says, “there’s no way I could do what you’re doing,” I…
Growing Up
I’ve had three babies in a hospital, four at home, an epidural, Pitocin, long labors and short ones. I’ve homeschooled, sent kids to public school, been in therapy, more than once… I’ve been vegan, vegetarian, I’ve eaten ‘cancer’ food and healthy food. I’ve had periods of intense emotional stress, and periods of clarity where I…
Welcome To The World Baby Jack! Baby Number 6!
I guess it’s only appropriate to start at the beginning. Not the moment my water broke, but the beginning of how you entered the outside world and started becoming a part of our family. I’ve known you were ready for our family since I was pregnant with your older brother. I saw you two in…
Episode 5: Finding Happiness in Motherhood: The Love Of Learning
Being a mom can feel terribly thankless and overwhelming. This is a job you have to find fulfillment in ALL on your own. Of course, almost ANY profession calls for some inner reflection from time to time, but the world doesn’t really allow for encouragement to stay at home moms, and it most certainly doesn’t…
Episode 4: The older I get, the less I know…. what I wish I could go back and tell my ‘non-parent’ self….
Loving motherhood/parenthood doesn’t always come naturally. Breastfeeding isn’t easy. Waking up every two hours to take care of another human being isn’t easy. Just because you (I) hate(d) being stuck at home with your (my) kids doesn’t mean you (I) should work outside the home. Learn how to be creative, think outside the box,…
A miscarriage or loss of a baby is never forgotten…. But it is how we remember it that matters.
I wish I had written in my journal a little more during this time. During this seventh pregnancy, I keep thinking about this loss from two years ago… I we a little concerned during my last pregnancy too. I suppose having had this experience has left a bit of uncertainty in me. It’s truly been…
Episode 3: I Don’t Want To ‘MOM’ Today!
You have those days…. the ones where you DON’T want to SHOW UP!!! Today is that day for me! My kids are fighting, my kids have totally turned off their ‘listening ears.’ It is time to stop giving in. It is time to throw out the responsibilities… it is time to just chill and watch…
Episode 1: My Story: The Turning Point – My Mother’s Attempted Suicide
I know not all of us have to watch someone attempt to take their own life. We don’t all get to see from the outside what it looks like to see into their eyes the complete will to die. What I DO know is, there is so much to be done to prevent this…
Happy 1st Birthday to Baby Number 5!
I wrote this post on another blog about a year ago, right after the birth of my FIFTH baby! She turned ONE today, and this last year flew by faster than ANY OTHER one of my children’s first year. I suppose it is because she has been such a HUGE blessing (all of my children…
MOTHERHOOD SERIES: The NEW You!
Whether you work, stay at home, are single or married, being a mom to young children and babies is hard work. When I hear older, more seasoned moms tell me it’s worth it, all I can think about is how I will NOT miss the tantrums, the blowouts, the lack of sleep, the endless games…
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