MothersRest

Please don’t take my IUD

She nodded at the new baby nuzzled at my breast and then looked me in the eye and asked, “Are you done?” YES! was my reply. Body, mind, spirit all in agreement on that. I had my two little ones...

Drink more, sleep poor (and other truths about alcohol)

Guess what, ladies? Alcohol is a POISON. Because, well, it’s ethanol – which people put into their cars. What the what? For real? I don’t know, but it sounds disgusting anyway. This is just one of the many things I’ve...

The art of picking out socks: teaching children independence

Ok, ladies, is it realistic to think my older kid can put on his coat by himself while I help the younger one? Then we all get out the door in the morning a little more quickly, right? Ha! There’s...

I don’t have a transgender child, but…

We were at a birthday party. Full of little kids. Both boys and girls. And there was a candy necklace contest. Where each kid got a string and a HUGE pile of miniature candy donuts to decorate it with. The...

4 ways to stop your 4-year-old’s tantrum

4 tried and true (or at least funny) ways to try and stop your 4-year-old's tantrum. Because mommying is hard enough without a small Sith Lord in your life.

Life changes fast. Get ready, new momma.

College graduation is here. How is this possible? I'm celebrating my son's rise to adulthood. While feeling all the feels. Hug your baby tight, new momma.

20 reasons why you might be a perfectly imperfect mom

I’m more of a #PinterestFail kind of mom and I’m proud of it. How about you? Are you super crafty and the best chef ever, with an always-spotless house? If that’s working for you, GREAT! If you’re more like me,...

The one-week water bottle challenge (or how to be an eco chick for 7 days)

I recently let down the neighbor kid in a major way. He made me sign a pledge to stop using bottled water for 6 months. Or was it 6 weeks? I can’t remember. I should ask my boys. They were...

We’ve had enough of your thoughts and prayers

Turn your thoughts and prayers into actions and noise. USE YOUR VOICE! Nothing will change otherwise. And mark my words: change will come. Thoughts and prayers to those who do nothing.

Nursing mother or nursing ADDICT? You decide.

I don’t know about you, but some of my best friends are addicts. And when I was nursing my babes, I noticed a few, unsettling similarities between me, the innocent and devoted, nursing mother, and my fun-loving, crack-craving brothers and...

Why bedtime is a whacked out game of Bingo

We’re potty training little brother right now. Which entails saying things like, “You’re a big boy now!” This is met with wails of protest from the bigger boy in the house. Who likes to remind us that’s he almost 4....

The one thing you need to tell your gifted kid

They handed me a list of supplies to collect. Including rubber cement. Because we’d be doing arts and crafts. Do you remember rubber cement? It kinda looks like honey and oozes delightfully off the little brush when you unscrew the...

Pregnant? You need a health advocate.

The nurse leaned in with plenty of disdain and said, “You seem VERY suspicious of the medical establishment.” Yes, perhaps because you keep coming into my room and asking if this second child I’m birthing is a product of IVF....

The working girl’s guide to survive maternity leave

Under “normal” circumstances, we moms can tackle the deepest of issues with aplomb. We build things. We conquer things. We move mountains. I am woman, hear me roar. But life with a newborn is, well, different. You are ON! 24-7....

How to start a blog without going crazy

So you wanna be a blogger? I’ve got you covered with TEN TIPS to get you started. WITHOUT GOING CRAZY. Because you have more important things to do – like be an actual mom. My blogging journey began in December...