Blogging about the daily joys and frustrations of modern motherhood.
Guys, I've been blogging for A YEAR. I realize a year is a small amount of time in the grand scheme of things, and that there have been several weeks where the only thing I posted was my "Week in Review." But, considering the fact that I was on the tail end of a severe, confidence-crushing depression when I started and had no idea what I was really getting myself into, I consider the fact that I kept going a great success.
Read More1. Not to air my body issues in front of my girls
In a beautiful post on her blog, The Nomad Mom Diary, Lynn Morrison made me realize that someday some asshole is going to tell my daughters that they aren't beautiful, and if I don't stop body-shaming myself in front of them, that asshole is going to be me. I literally cried the first time I read this post.
Read More5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned.
Read More5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned.
Read MoreLet me start by saying that I love my kids more than I ever thought I'd love anything (except, maybe ice cream). But that doesn't mean there aren't times that I daydream about what my life would be like if I never had them - if my days weren't spent reading Sandra Boynton books, attempting to teach animal sounds, telling my toddler not to get into the cupboard for the eightieth time, cutting grapes into tiny pieces, reminding my 5-year-old to go the bathroom, sweeping up Cheerios, wiping up milk, finding lost pacifiers, squeezing Polly Pockets into stupid rubber clothes, sneaking away for five minutes to text my best friend and check Facebook to see what's happening on the outside...
Read MoreValerie Jackson is a basic mom, a tolerable wife, and a self-deprecating writer. She is attempting to raise two young monsters into nice young ladies in Michigan. She has a law degree that’s only current use is to win arguments with her husband.
