This week my younger daughter will celebrate her 16th birthday, and I’m not entirely sure it’s hit me yet. I believe you’ve met my trusty sidekick Denial, whom I’ve been thick as thieves with since about 2013. Every now again (and by that I mean nightly, typically at around 11:47 … or 1:47) my mind is consumed with the fact that she is about to be 16 — which BTW currently shares the space with the fact that her older sister is still 8,655 miles away, which is a cruel, cruel correlation ... View the Post
20 Things Moms Want Dads to Know on Father’s Day
In the thick of the parenting years, we don’t often get a moment to say to our partners what we really feel. On Father’s Day and every day, we moms want dads to know these simple truths. We will never forget the pure love on your face the moment your first child was born We aren’t as confident as we appear We don’t want to change you, we just want the best version of you We wish there was more left to give you at the end of the day Watching you do simple things with your ... View the Post
How to Make this Summer the Best Ever: One Mom’s Secret
Let’s admit it, Moms. As much as we love summer, sometimes it’s a struggle. I have begun countless Junes with a to-do list of summer accomplishments that I think will help me make the most of this fleeting season—eat better, lose weight, keep the kids in a routine. And yet, summer after summer, I have failed and have greeted fall with a mild sense of regret and guilt that I didn’t make better use of the long days and the extra time with my kids. However, a couple of years ago, I finally ... View the Post
The Suicide Note That Was a Wake Up Call for My Family
Nothing ever prepares you for reading a suicide note written by your own child. I’ll never forget the look on my husband’s face when he handed it to me to read. Shock, pain, and a heaviness all showed. As I read each section, addressed to different people in her life, my stomach twisted and tears prickled in my eyes. I wanted to throw up, knowing that she felt this way and hadn’t ever told us. Thankfully, when I read my stepdaughter’s unfinished note, we knew she was alive and safe, at ... View the Post
How My Nights Going to Clubs Made Me a Better Parent
We walked around the corner onto 54th Street. We confidently strolled down the entire street, past the long line of people. We reached the velvet ropes, and Paul was working at the door. “Paul!” I yelled, waving my hands in the air. “Stacy!” he cried, as he swept me up and swung me around. We kissed hello on the cheek as he asked, “How many with you tonight?” “Six,” I replied pointing to my friends. He opened the velvet rope for us. My friends went through the regular entrance, while ... View the Post
What I Miss The Most About Watching My Kids Play Sports
As parents, we make more sacrifices for our kids over the course of their lifetime than most of us could possibly count. Some big, some small, but all designed with the same purpose of improving the quality of our child’s life. It’s just one small part of being a parent and it’s something we all know we’re going to have to do well before the sperm and the egg make their little love connection. And these sacrifices we make, they range from giving up our last fortune cookie at the Chinese ... View the Post
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