I AM SHARING MY DEAR GIRLFRIEND, AND FELLOW BLOGGER, KRISTIN LOBENSTEIN'S PIECE TODAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT WILL RESONATE WITH YOU…RIGHT ABOUT NOW: THE POINT IN SUMMER WHERE YOU JUST MIGHT MAYYYYBE A LITTLE TIRED, FRAZZLED OR IN NEED OF HIDING IN YOUR CLOSET FOR A FEW MINUTES FROM YOUR DARLING BUT EVER SO PRESENT KIDDOS. JUST MAYBE THAT'S YOU. IF SO, READ ON DEAR MAMAS. Has this ever happened Continue Reading
When I Look At Him
Long, skinny limbs outstretched, mouth open, breathing loud. Not quite a snore. His own sounds. It was family movie night and of course, Ryan lasted half an hour before he was asleep. I just stop and stare sometimes. I drink in his innocence, his sweetness, my boy who’s both so polite and a pain in my heart. I think about his brain, all wired wrongly thanks to missing parts of Continue Reading
And What About THOSE Moms?
With Mothers’ Day approaching fast, my heart beats fast for THOSE moms. You know. THOSE moms. The ones who don’t really get a Mother's Day celebration. The ones who never-ever get a mommy break. They don’t even know what that means. The ones who live across the world and hide with their children so as not to be kidnapped, raped, or sold into sex slavery. The ones who live on the Continue Reading
The Air He Breathes
It’s his very own. It’s not like yours and mine. He thinks about it. ALL the time. Our air gives us life and breath and oxygen and growth. His air could lead to death. In Prader-Willi syndrome, at some point in childhood, hyperphagia sets in. Hyperphagia is experienced as a chronic hunger, or never feeling full. It’s an obsession with food, which leads to excessive overeating, and a Continue Reading
I Would Die of Parental Happiness If…
These range from silly to sappy to serious, and some even totally unrealistic, BUT---a mama can wish and pray and hope. Because that is what we do. I would truly die of parental happiness if: My daughter would wake me with hot coffee every morning. And then get in bed with me to snuggle. My kids would learn to use a towel more than ONCE. The laundry piles up so fast, and right Continue Reading
The Nasty Shoulds
You Know Exactly What I’m Talking About Mamas and Girlfriends. The voices inside your head that are cruel, relentless, and oh, how they love to torture you. And me. All the time. They go like this--based on my own, AND my overhearing of you lovelies: I should be more patient with my kids. I should be thinner and more toned. I should cook more, use all my gorgeous cookbooks this Continue Reading
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