by Stephanie | Apr 13, 2017 | family life, parenting
I have a confession: I seriously dislike the word “blessed.” Which is unfortunate, because it shows up in my Facebook newsfeed like eighty times a day. “Having a blessed birthday.” “So blessed to have a job that I love.”...
by Stephanie | Apr 9, 2017 | family life, funny
So, your kid wants to make homemade slime! This is fantastic news, because there are eight billion super-easy variations on this crafty, DIY fun all over the Internet! Pinterest! Craft blogs! Your clever sister-in-law probably has 10 different variations she could...
by Stephanie | Feb 12, 2017 | family life, motherhood
“Does being a good mom and wife make us mediocre at everything else?” My friend sent me this text message a few days ago. Her words stirred something inside me that I think about often—and then immediately stop thinking about because it depresses me. The...
by Stephanie | Nov 13, 2016 | family life, motherhood
Dear Fellow Fifth Grade Moms, I’ve been wanting to talk to you for a long time. I’ve had questions about whether or not you allow your girls to use certain apps, how you plan to talk to them about sex, what you think about academic achievement and...
by Stephanie | Oct 24, 2016 | family life
It was the election that started it. I was starting to feel physically ill from clicking on every article that appeared in my Facebook newsfeed, from my pre-post-during debate night anxiety, from the virtual arguments I saw cropping up in comment threads, and from my...
by Stephanie | Oct 11, 2016 | family life, motherhood, parenting
Today I am sharing the piece I read in Listen To Your Mother Boulder 2016; it’s a story of my single parent years and my identity crisis as a mother. If you haven’t heard the news, this is the LAST year for Listen To Your Mother, and I am thrilled to be...
