This is my son, Holden, when he was one week old. Born into the world prematurely, along with his twin brother, he spent his first six weeks of life resembling, as I can only describe now as, Benjamin Button. As his mother, I still found him beautiful, even if in my core I worried about…
Month: November 2018
Should we stop critiquing our spouse’s parenting skills?
It’s Sunday night, I’ve been traveling for work for the past week, only returning late Friday night. Of course, while away, my toddler comes down with a horrible head cold, immediately passing it to me the moment I walk in the door (probably because I refuse to turn away from snot-filled kisses). By Sunday night,…
Are some holidays more trouble than they’re worth?
The post on our neighborhood app, Nextdoor, reads, “Help, lost wedding band at Halloween parade.” – its a hail mary attempt to find my husband’s wedding band that seems to have disappeared in the last 24 hours, along with any remaining chunks of my sanity. 11 months into life with a toddler and baby twins, I…