“Thank you for making dinner, Momma.” “Thank you for my new toy.” “Thank you for reading to me.” “Little Brother, thanks for the balloon. Thanks for getting my favorite color.” Wh...
by Ellie of Musing Momma I’m pretty sure that my 7-year-old snuck off at some point in the night and took classes at Harvard Law. How else can I explain his ability to argue any point ad nas...
When school closed its doors almost three weeks ago due to CoVid-19, none of us knew what to expect. In my own home, the kids took to their computers watching videos, trying new dance moves to ...
I took my boys to the zoo by myself for the first time last week. We were having a wonderful time checking out the animals, people watching, and just being goofy. But, at one point during our ...
Watching our children grow up can be bittersweet. As much as we cheer them on as they reach each new milestone, a part of us acknowledges a painful truth: with independence comes distance. As gir...
Do you battle every day to get your child to sleep? Do these battles end up with you getting exhausted and sleeping before your child does? Are you looking for easier bedtimes? Your goal is to m...
You know that feeling where you REALLY don’t want to make dinner because the kids are at the end of their rope, but you are too and then you think, “Hey! We are just going to go out to dinner...
You were just getting used to your kid’s obsession with Fortnite, and now, all you hear about is V-Bucks. V-Bucks, like Robux on Roblox, are Fortnite‘s in-game currency. Players use them ...
You’d probably love to have a little more control over your kids’ online lives. And sometimes — like when they play multiplayer games, join social media, or binge-watch YouTube — you�...
Parenting is not for the weak of heart or spirit. However, if either of these isn’t a personal strength for you, you don’t get a pass. You just have to get better. The other day I was talking...
I’m a reluctant purse carrier. I miss the days of tucking a credit card, my ID, and a key in my pocket before heading out of the house. Now that I have kids, the idea of sailing through life ...
I am the mother of six-year-old triplets and a very high-energy ten-year-old daughter. Everyone I meet always wants to know, how do you do it? One word: organization. When the triplets were babie...