Relationships, Family, Parenting
by Jessica Martin-Weber *Edited to add this content warning- difficult relationship with parent discussed including parent not liking their child.* I had a child I didn’t connect with well. For some reason we didn’t click. It was more than that. We didn’t click, we didn’t connect, we didn’t understand each other, we didn’t enjoy…
At what point should parents allow their children to get places on their own? What is the perfect age for kids to go to the local playground without supervision and play for a while? Or just go on a bike ride around the block? These are difficult questions, especially in an age when it feels…
It has begun, the memes, videos, and heartwarming copy and paste statuses that you “share” if you love your mom. Mother’s Day is around the corner. Marketing teams for brands have been racking their brains for that perfect combination of feel good and tear-jerker to inspire viewers to fall for a one-two-sucker punch that gets…
I’m not sure when exactly it got started but we had long been a house divided. Jeremy called them chick peas, I called them garbanzo beans. For years we navigated conversations about these legumes carefully, it wasn’t worth a battle. Thankfully, humus doesn’t require calling the mashed version anything other than it’s hip name Then…
Our Christmas plans are changing this year, whether we like it or not. No daily Christmas activity during Advent. No picture with Santa (first time – ever). No time to watch Christmas movies together. Very little time to craft, let alone shop. Very little resources for shopping. All this thanks to our big move, and…
It is with mixed feelings that I write for HG awareness day. On one hand, though it has more and more been acknowledged as a real disease that affects a good number of women (and their families) in recent years, it has a long long way to go to outgrow the common perception that it’s…
“…like no one’s watching.” The only thing is, when I’ve tried, I am so deeply aware of the fact that I have no moves… ++++Awkward ++++Lame ++++Stupid ++++Uncreative and uncontrolled ++++Un-cool So I turn to humor. Because I’ve learned that I can continue “belonging” if I can make them laugh. ++++Self-deprecating? ++++++++++Maybe ++++++++Face-saving? ++++++++++++Yes. Well,…
I have this crazy idea. A crazy, wonderful idea. An impossible idea, really. But maybe not quite impossible. I think this crazy idea of mine might just be compelling enough to spark curiosity, bore into the very core of people, burn ember-bright and spread like wildfire. Or it may snuff out the second I strike…
This is our 6th first birthday carrot cake. It’s a healthier option than other cakes, right? ~ Jeremy
A family of eight has a lot to celebrate. At times it feels like we just go from one party to the next. Seven of our birthdays occur within a 5 month span, and there are Holidays sprinkled in between too! It typically starts with Earthbaby’s birthday, right before Thanksgiving, so it goes something like…
