I answered my phone at 3:22 today: “DANIELLE, DO YOU HAVE DELANEY?” “No… why would I have Delaney?” “Well, we can’t find her….” And it was somewhere between my heart jerking to a stop and an overwhelming need to vomit that I heard the rest of the words from Delaney’s school. Dismissal was hectic. It was pouring rain. Is there… View Post
The Tooth Fairy Runs Marathons, Hangs out in Arcades & Lies
Dear Reader, I came dangerously close to losing whatever Mommy street cred I currently possess. This may have happened to you. I hyperventilate just a touch as I write. Because, quite honestly, I am not ready for the repercussions of my actions. I love that my small people still believe…. You see this face right here? Or, more accurately, the… View Post
How do you want to be celebrated on Mother’s Day?
The celebration of Motherhood, for me, is wrapped up in the tiny details – it is in the dandelions clutched in tiny fists, presented to me as Royal flowers, it is the unexpected, “Mommy?…. I love you.” from the quiet of the backseat of the car… it is the smile I can’t hide when one of the small people holds… View Post
What has most surprised you about Motherhood?
I must have been 16, maybe 17…. Locked in one of many teen vs. mom battles of wills and I thought to myself “when I have a daughter, I will NEVER treat her like this!!” cue the heavenly orchestra because really? I KNEW BEST. That sentiment was followed by many other variations: “I will never say that….” “Because I said… View Post
A Mother’s Day Question: Are you the Mother you imagined?
A video question: Think and respond – via comment OR video 🙂 I would love to know what you think. Are you the mother you imagined you would be?
If I could only teach my children one thing…..
Seven years ago I was starting to waddle. Within another month I would say goodbye to my nearly perfect posture, my long stride and worst *gasp* my desire to wear high heels. I was growing a baby. I would talk to her daily – sometimes as I went about my day and often as I crawled into bed, exhausted at… View Post
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