When Life is Life-ing – An Update

It's been quite some time since I've come here to this space to lay my thoughts down. And that's been by intentional design. Life has been an absolute whirlwind as it often has the propensity to be. Not too long ago, I updated you on life after Duodenal Switch surgery, but beyond that major life...

When Motherhood Takes a Detour to the Unexpected

I remember being a teenager, a fresh 18 and giving birth to my daughter. Everything about that experience was traumatic, and I even vowed never to give birth again. 2 more kids later I guess you can say I didn't keep that promise to myself. There were a million things running through my mind after...

Baby Daddy Blues: How to Grow Out of It

Ah yes ya'll, I have a baby daddy. If you're new here, welcome; I was a teen mom. A lot of people in my offline life don't realize that my husband is not my oldest child's biological father. At 17 I made a bad choice one summer afternoon but it resulted in one of the...

Can We Talk About Aging?

I distinctly remember being a child and overhearing my mom talking with her friends in passing about how old they were and all the changes their bodies had gone through since arriving at whatever particular age. I remember thinking to myself how "old" 38 was. Laughable right? I'm 34 years old now and I realize...

#MomChronicles: I Still Struggle w/Parenting a Special Needs Child

On this blog I have recorded hundreds of thoughts about every topic you can think of. That's why when my son was diagnosed with ADHD & Tourette's Syndrome I couldn't think of a better place to share my thoughts. If you'd like to catch up on those articles you can click here, here and here. If...

Her Story: I Chose Not To Be a Mother

Motherhood. When you hear this word, many things may come to mind. Love, adoration, strength, struggle, devotion, sacrifice just to name a few. Motherhood is revered as one of the most self sacrificing acts a woman could engage in. It's celebrated to the point it has it's own holiday. Sounds delightful right? But what about...

C-Sections: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

When I got pregnant with my first child I was 17 going on 18. The discussion about birth revolved around labor and delivery; there was never any discussion about c-sections. Fast forward to a pretty traumatic labor and finally being told in the midst of pitocin induced contractions: "we have to do an emergency c-section."...

#MomChronicles: A Special Conversation

Not to long ago I posted an article about what life has been like with my son who has a diagnosis of ADHD and Tourette's Syndrome. After that article, a discussion with my son was had and he decided he wanted in on the conversation because he felt it was important to have his voice...

#MomChronicles: Life with Special Needs

I remember a time I used to hear the phrase “special needs” and immediately associated it with people who had severe disabilities. It wasn’t until my own son was classified as a child who has special needs that my entire perception changed. A Little Background If you are a regular reader here on my blog...

Surviving Motherhood: 5 Tips

Surviving Motherhood I remember the first time I became a mother like it happened yesterday! But in all reality it was literally almost 16 years ago. Now that I'm kiddo number 3, I recognize that motherhood is beautiful but it's also a war zone. I kid you not, and if you have a teenager you...