A NEW MOM'S APOCALYPSE
Now that my twins have learned to crawl and will soon be learning to walk I begin to realize that it is not their mobility that is the problem, it is their curiosity. Everything their father or I...
View ArticleTwins and Friendship
Welcome To the The Mother magazine's Blog Carnival: "Friendship and Connection" The Mother magazine is a holistic, natural mothering publication. It is with great pleasure that we share this topic...
View ArticleThe Degrading Society
Since when is it the norm to leave notes on your neighbors doors rather than simply knocking and talking to them? Since when is it okay to call the cops when a family member or friend is parked...
View ArticleKids and Reading
After getting into a heated debate with some online stranger who claimed reading was not an important skill for children it got me to wondering. I started looking up as many statistics as possible....
View ArticleTraditions
Since marrying my husband, I have suddenly learned many fun and interesting things about his traditions and his heritage. His family is Swedish, so they practice many traditions I had never even...
View ArticleThe Working Mom
Recently, I started working again. The entire week prior to starting my new job I ranged from excited to terrified. One one hand I could not wait to be able to converse with other adults other than my...
View ArticleWhen Poop Flies
This morning when I went to place my son over the gate to his play area I found that I was covered in poop...to the point that it was dripping down onto my pants... After getting us both cleaned up...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Things About Having Twins
1.) No matter what people say, no one can deny your twins are a miracle. As a mother of twins I am constantly getting comments such as, "I would jump off a cliff if I found out I was having twins," and...
View ArticleThe Ten Hardest Things About Having Twins
Last month I wrote about the ten best things about having twins, well this week I am going to do the opposite. Lets face it, having twins is hard! And while the good far outways the bad, having twins...
View ArticleThe Guilts of Parenthood
Since becoming a mother I have found that the guilt trips never seem to end. Every day there is something I can feel guilty about. Another aspect I have failed in. I am not the perfect mother I want to...
View ArticleMoving with Twins
Moving with twins can be incredibly difficult. Then again moving with a child period can be extremely difficult. The first time I moved with the twins it was a simple matter of putting them in their...
View ArticleShopping with twins
I have always felt that I am a target to the kiosk people at the mall, but now I have found that it is only worse with twins. "Oooooh," they will yell, "twins, how cute!" Before you know it I will be...
View ArticleDear Evan, Dear Kaylee
Dear Evan, Dear KayleeThese past three years, your only three years, have been hard ones. A Mom and Dad that are never in the same house together. One in college, the other at work. Never enough time...
View ArticleSharing
As we all know, sharing can be a difficult concept for kids. And sharing difficulties start even earlier with twins. Well, as soon as I thought I got this whole sharing thing down with my twins they...
View ArticleDiving in
After all of this time I am pleased to say that I am finally starting up my own etsy shop for hand drawn portraits and prints. It has taken a lot of confidence building and a lot of time (which I...
View ArticleThe Miracle
Four years ago I gave birth to the two most amazing kids anyone could ask for. Yep, I had twins. Before I had my kids I was in a bad place. I had a hard time getting up in the morning, struggled...
View ArticleThe Ten Hardest Things About Having Twins
Last month I wrote about the ten best things about having twins, well this week I am going to do the opposite. Lets face it, having twins is hard! And while the good far outways the bad, having twins...
View ArticleThe Guilts of Parenthood
Since becoming a mother I have found that the guilt trips never seem to end. Every day there is something I can feel guilty about. Another aspect I have failed in. I am not the perfect mother I want to...
View ArticleMoving with Twins
Moving with twins can be incredibly difficult. Then again moving with a child period can be extremely difficult. The first time I moved with the twins it was a simple matter of putting them in their...
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