Mom Life

Parenting without the support of family is a wide-spread DC problem. For instance, military spouses are acutely aware of how isolating parenting can be with a deployed spouse. Although not in the military, here is my story of parenting with...

As a new mom, I thought I didn’t need to spend any extra money on a jogging stroller and could really get along with a regular stroller. After giving it a try, I would say if you are planning to...

My son recently started a new daycare. He had been at his previous daycare for two years, but at 2 ½, my husband and I felt it was time for him to be in a “preschool atmosphere.” We have...

She was 34 when they told her the lump was cancer. She had two young children at home and all she could think about was not dying. Once the initial shock wore off, she started to worry about what...

ArtJamz is unique, social art studio that provides a full menu for fun night or daytime painting session with easels, canvases, paint, brushes, inspiration, instructors, and libations. Our DC Area Moms Blog team was itching for a fun time to hang out and...

Despite living in a diverse area in Northern Virginia, it’s all too easy to live segregated lives. As a middle-class white woman, I grew up distant from the issues people of color face and therefore I was often very...

  As parents, we want to think that we know what is right for our children. We usually do, but there are times when help and collective wisdom are much needed. My first child went to daycare at 7 months. It...

Anyone who has been there knows -- transitioning to motherhood can be hard. My son is almost two, but I can remember those first weeks and months like it was just yesterday. As a mom who started off with a...

As the school year began and the work started piling up, it struck me how hard it is to get anything done. When I say work, I don’t mean the work I get paid to do (although that is...

It’s hard to talk about dealing with the death of a loved one. It’s easier to read about it. It’s very understandable why. A loved ones passing bring feelings of sadness, guilt, and loneliness all at once. There are a lot of...

Trying to find affordable childcare for my son was more terrifying than giving birth. As an early childhood educator who has been lucky enough to work in and experience some of the best schools for young children, I knew...

When we first embarked on our raising backyard chickens, we never imagined all the amazing life lessons chickens would teach us and our children valuable life lessons. We thought it would be interesting and educational for our kids to...

I'm kind of in shock at how quickly this pregnancy has gone. I was warned that the second time around, time just seems to fly by and that is absolutely the truth. I wrote about my first-trimester essentials here and I...

"Ten years from now, your husband will be the person you built him up to be."  A wise friend said this to me several years ago. We were on a walk around our neighborhood, toddlers in tow, and I was...