I’m raising white males who I hope will one day get into Princeton University and Yale Law School. (Nah, fingers crossed, they’ll get into state schools.) What’s a mom to do when she’s training up the next generation of the...
Read MoreHow not to be a submissive wife
A couple years ago, a friend informed me that since I’m not a submissive wife, I’m “destined for divorce.” Huh, I can think of lots of reasons why I might get divorced – and that ain’t one of them. Like...
Read MoreHow to survive life with a newborn
Here’s your guide to survive all things new mom. Well, maybe not all things, but these are the most popular posts from MothersRest for prego ladies and mommas of newborns. All in one spot. First off, newborns like to poop...
Read MoreTo my husband on the 19th anniversary of our engagement
He read Proverbs 31 and bought me a ring. He drove home and stuffed it safely into his shoe in the back of the closet in his ghetto apartment. Because shoes are the proper deterrent within a complex where many...
Read MoreThe secret to date night success
Some people claim that marriage sucks after kids. There might be some truth in that. Maybe just a little, teeny, tiny bit? Because: You haven’t talked to your partner in weeks. There are chores and work and baby stuff and...
Read MoreHow my kid almost crushed my marriage
Tips for how to connect with your spouse after baby arrives: see a marriage counselor, go on a date and have more sex. So your bundle of joy doesn't crush your love life.
Read MoreHow to be a Rock Star Dad
Ok, listen up, baby daddy! This advice applies to Valentine’s Day, Christmas Day, Mother’s Day, Birth Day, Anniversary Day. Instead of getting Miss Thang more stuff to dust, or flowers that will wilt or more bling to wear… Here’s what...
Read MoreThat time I married the same guy TWICE
Who makes good, lifelong decisions at 24? Sometimes you have to go through the journey of divorce to realize love is unconditional.
Read MoreMarriage sucks after kids?
How many of us enter parenthood thinking our sweet little babe will be a major marriage stressor? But then comes sleep deprivation and new routines and a new life thrust into the mix of a, previous-to-this, partnership of just two.
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