Wellness Forget Helicopter Moms – I Was a Limpet “Was I a difficult baby?” my teenage son asks. “What? No. You were so sweet.” I remember the post-partum euphoria. I was so Nanea Hoffman Posted on January 26, 2016
Essays, Family A Girl On The Inside by Scout Parker “Mama, how long is my hair now?” Avery asks excitedly, then squeezes her eyes shut. I pour the yogurt Guest Author Posted on November 20, 2015
Family, Mental Loser Mom: I Am My Own Meanest Mean Girl I was scrolling through Facebook at the end of a long day when I saw the pictures. Someone in a private group I belong to for Nanea Hoffman Posted on October 12, 2015
Essays The Scent of Three Oranges by Aimee Farley “Mommy, may I please have an orange with my lunch?” my son shouts from the dining room as I begin to prepare Sweatpants & Coffee Posted on May 22, 2015
Essays It Takes A Village | True Story by Laura Rene I’m a mother of two because my body was strong. I’m a mother of three because my body failed me, but my family Sweatpants & Coffee Posted on May 12, 2015
Essays I’m No Longer Magic One afternoon when my younger son—who we affectionately called “Mr. Bump”— fell down and cut his knee, I scooped him up into Barbara Doyle Posted on May 9, 2015
Essays Her Life Must Suck by Krysta Manning Going out alone with 18-month-old triplets is like herding squirrels in a nut factory. My kids are at that Sweatpants & Coffee Posted on May 7, 2015
Humor Toddler vs. Belligerent Drunk | GIF tales Note: once upon a time, Kathy worked as an actual bartender. Then she became a mom. Apparently, it’s not that Kathy Kitzmiller Posted on May 5, 2015
Family How To Cope With A Playground Enemy In the quiet dark, as I nestle beside my squirming child, I hear only the faint electronic hum of the alarm clock which casts Nanea Hoffman Posted on April 3, 2015
Essays A Shovel and a Prayer Here in New England, the winter of 2015 has been a blessing or a curse, depending upon how one feels about large piles of Sweatpants & Coffee Posted on April 2, 2015