Category: books

Adventures in Mom-Shaming…

Mom-Shaming…. hang your heads, you’ve (we’ve) all done it (hangs head). You see her there, handing her toddler a baby bottle, full of soda in it as she strolls through the mall in her high-heels and shorts.  Your eyebrow goes up, the corners of your mouth go down, and  a swell of superiority goes over […]

There’s Nothing Wrong With You…

No kid likes to think that there is something wrong with them. And they should know that there isn’t anything wrong with them. Just like a hand shouldn’t feel badly that it doesn’t do what the eyeball does.

Take Responsibility!

So very sorry I’ve been off the grid for a while my fellow Stumbleparents!  Life has been changing and moving… kind of like trying to change a tire on a vehicle WHILE it’s in motion. I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO SHARE THIS LONG-AWAITED MOM WIN WITH YOU ALL! I’ve finished school, the hubs has finished up […]

BRUSH YOUR TEARS AWAY!

   Oh. Man.  Have I found the best brush for all of the tender headed kids out there!  I would have not believed it if I hadn’t used it myself on both of my drama, tangled, banshee, tender scalp princesses! I like function. I like affordability. I love this brush! Awesome Brush You can find this […]

NOT MY KID!!

Every parent dreads that phone call, that email, that conference…. the one where it starts out with another adult saying Mr. or Mrs. in front of your last name, followed by, “we need to talk about little (insert child’s name here)” and that sinking, heavy oatmeal feeling in your gut.

6-year-old suicide prevention

I would like to preface this post with a disclaimer – my six year old did NOT attempt suicide. Suicide is a very serious situation and I do NOT take the concept lightly.  I grew up with a suicidal mother, who’s grandmother had ended her own life.  It’s in the family, and I don’t joke […]