Hoping your wine or your coffee is stronger than your kids
Social media, with its curated feeds of spotless homes, angelic children, adoring spouses, and peaceful excursions often paint pictures far from reality. Behind every Insta-perfect photo is a real person who might be struggling with sleep deprivation, anxiety
Hey Winefam happy Mom Tip Tuesday ya'll! The weather is cooling down and our little ghouls and goblins are ready to hit the streets, here’s your quick guide to ensuring a fun and safe celebration for your elementary-aged kids. First, let’s talk costumes! Ensure your child’s costume is both safe and comfortable. Opt for face [...]
Hey Winefam! Let's face it – in today's digital age, managing screen time for our kiddos can feel like navigating uncharted waters. We all want the best for our little ones, and that includes helping them develop healthy habits around technology. So, how do we strike the right balance between screen time and other activities [...]
At about two AM I snuck into…I mean the tooth fairy snuck into his room and replaced the ziplock bag with a crisp $5 bill and put the tooth in a tiny box in my dresser. With the mission completed I was off to bed excited for him to find the money the next day. This is where it all went wrong. “Mommy help! Help! Heeeellllppp!!!!” I rolled over in bed to see my five-year-old with a bright red nose and tears streaming down his face. Internally I thought “Oh my God what happened?”.
So you're telling me I'm not actually broken? The thought crossed my mind everyday during each pregnancy, and the subsequent postpartum period. You will spend over nine months changing and shifting into this new being, and then in an instant you’re left with a different body than the one you slowly grew into. We’ve all [...]
The idea of having my three year old wear his Batman mask in public seemed like a daunting task as well as I'd seen many parents complain about their children wearing a mask. How will I get him to wear his mask?
As I sat on the kitchen floor almost in tears I get a text from my husband saying the baby is back up and he can't calm her down; I think to myself "what do you expect me to do about that". However I go back to our bedroom and I nurse her to sleep...again.
As soon as I somewhat got the hang of our routine, I felt it again with my second. After my husband's paternity leave was up I realized one day that we needed to go get groceries. "How am I supposed to do this with two kids" I kept saying to myself
Try to do the right things, and they still do what feels right to them. “Work with me here kid!” I had to learn to pick and choose my battles. Of course, I would love for him to be sleeping like my other child right now but that's just not the case.
Hi everyone, thank you for coming to my blog. When I started this I wasn't sure exactly where to start. How do you open a window into your world without sounding pretentious? However, I'm hoping through this blog you can see that we all have a bit in common. I've always loved to read and [...]