Girlfriends, I got to get something off my chest. My house is never clean. Like ever. I have friends (with kids) whose houses are spotless. Are they better mothers than me? Nope. Am I a better mother than them? Nope. I work out every day. I have mom friends who don’t exercise. (I mean other […]

Don’t compare your kids to other kids.  Don’t compare your house to other people’s houses. Don’t compare yourself to other mothers. We’ve all heard it. We know we shouldn’t do it. But we do it anyway. Why isn’t my kid reading at your kid’s level? Your kid is already potty-trained? Mine refuses to even try. […]

One of the best and truest quotes I have heard lately is “I was a really great parent before I had kids.” I was very quick to pass naive judgment in my energetic carefree kid-less 20s. “I will NEVER have a toddler running around in public with a pacifier in his mouth.” “I will NOT […]