Parenting + Family

  It happens sooner than we think. Our children become old enough to go on sleepovers, birthday parties, or stay with a babysitter for a few hours. All of these events have one thing in common... SOMEONE ELSE IS IN CHARGE...

One of the most challenging parts of parenting for me is keeping my outlook and mood positive when I’m in the thick of a long week and short on time. I have to constantly remind myself to push less...

"Heeeeeeeeey, how are you?" Schmancy (shockingly, not her real name) said. "I haven't seen you in forevs!" I won't bore you with the ten minutes of small talk that followed. But as I waited for the other shoe to drop...

Almost a year and a half ago, I wrote an article about infertility and the adoption issues my husband and I were facing. A year and a half ago, we had our 2nd adoption fall through (or was it already...

Through Her Eyes: The Teenage Perspective is a short series highlighting the written works of two young students from Marshall School. During Marshall’s iTerm series, eight writers took a class with teacher (and Duluth Moms Blog contributor) Heather Call...

This morning I woke up about five minutes before my alarm went off to the sound of my three year old daughter calling out to her sister: “Wake Up! Wake up!” I stumbled out of bed and rushed to...

The night before I sent my 5 year old to his first day of kindergarten, I sobbed. I cried because I was afraid. We have had a tumultuous year of change and growth and sometimes, life feels uncertain and...

We’re in the thick of the school year and some of you might be getting the email that says, “Your child is a joy to have in class but they could really use extra help at home with (enter...

It's that time of year again! The end of school is finally here. It's okay if that fact makes you want to cry both tears of joy and stress at the same time. I know we thought it would...

Today I did a thing. That thing was have a meeting with our daughter's new preschool teachers. How on earth my daughter is old enough is beyond me. I have ALL the feels about her starting school. The largest...