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What New Parents REALLY Need to Know

April 28, 2016 By Lauren

New parents get told a lot of things, good and bad, about having a baby. Here's what you really need to know.

You’re standing in line at the grocery store in yesterday’s clothes, fussing baby in your arms, hair pulled into a greasy ponytail. The cashier gives you a once-over before commenting, “This is nothing, Honey. Just wait until she’s three!” Even if she’s right, in that moment her words are far from helpful. A mom in […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays, Parenting Humor Tagged With: babies, baby, kids, new parents, parenting, parents, toddlers

Five Signs Your Kids are Staging a Coup

January 14, 2016 By Lauren

Think your kids are happy with the way family life is going? Think again. Here are five signs they're planning a hostile takeover.

A version of this post originally appeared on Scary Mommy. Is everything peaceful on the home front? Despite a few rough moments now and then, do you feel good about the familial order of things? Do your kids know the roles they play and and are happy with their places in the family? You poor delusional fool. Your children […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: coup, family, humor, kids, motherhood, parenthood, parents

The Five Stages of a Toddler Tantrum

November 2, 2015 By Lauren

The Five Stages of a Toddler Tantrum

Ahh, toddlers. They can go from being the most charming people on Earth to behaving like Satan’s spawn in the blink of an eye. Having gone through the toddler years three times now (well, four times if you count my own toddler years, but those are a bit hazy), I’ve become quite well-versed in the […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Humor Tagged With: five stages, kids, parenting, parents, tantrum, temper tantrum, toddlers

Back to School Resource List

July 28, 2015 By Lauren

back to school resource list

A list of resources from Oh, Honestly pertaining to school 7 Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Child Started Kindergarten How to Save Money on Back to School Shopping 4 Tips to Navigate School Waters With a Food Allergic Child Checklist of Questions to Ask the School if Your Child Has Food Allergies Periscope […]

Filed Under: Family Life, I Tried It!, Informational Tagged With: allergies, back to school, food allergies, kids, kindergarten, money-saving, parents, questions, resource list, resources, school, tips

Furniture Buying Tips for New Parents

July 6, 2015 By Lauren

Furniture Buying Tips for New Parents

  You’re expecting! Congratulations! (Or maybe you’re not expecting, but you want kids some day and you like to plan ahead. That’s cool too.) I bet your mind is racing with all the things you need to do before your bundle of joy arrives. I’m here to help. Furniture items are some of the biggest, […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Humor Tagged With: baby, buying tips, furniture, parenting, parents

Inner Thoughts of Parents at the Beginning and End of the School Year

May 26, 2015 By Lauren

Inner Thoughts of Parents at the Beginning and End of the School Year

This post contains affiliate links. I’ll receive a small commission on any purchases made through the links.  Beginning of the School Year “This year is going to be different!” “I’ve set the alarm for an hour earlier than usual so we don’t have to rush in the mornings.” “Spending an hour each Sunday prepping lunches […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Humor Tagged With: beginnings, endings, kids, parents, school, school year

My Totally Selfish Reason for Taking My Kids to Disney

January 16, 2015 By Lauren

Taking My Kids to Disney

My Totally Selfish Reason for Taking My Kids to Disney Have you ever noticed how once you start thinking about something, it suddenly seems to pop up everywhere? It makes sense I guess; things you never paid attention to start sticking out once they’re already on your mind. Recently, we’ve been talking about taking a family vacation to Florida […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: brats, debt, Disney, entitled, kids, memories, parents, spoiled, vacation

Top Ten Reasons to Get Excited About School Vacation

December 18, 2014 By Lauren

School Vacation

School vacation is almost upon us. A lot of parents have mixed feelings about vacations, feeling excitement over some aspects of their kids being home and dread over others. I’m not a fan of dwelling on the negative, so here’s a list of awesome things about school vacation. Hopefully it puts you in the right […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Humor Tagged With: kids, parenting, parents, school, school vacation, top ten, vacation

Four Tips to Help Kids Who Wet the Bed

November 13, 2014 By Lauren

Wet the Bed

This post is sponsored by GoodNites* TRU-FIT*, but is 100% my own experience. Every parent loves milestones. First smile, first word, first steps. We celebrate them, photograph them, write them in baby books, and share them with the world. There is one milestone that is a bit less public, but every bit as exciting for […]

Filed Under: Ad-Free, Family Life, Informational Tagged With: bed wetting, children, GoodNites* TRU-FIT*, kids, parents, Target, tips, underwear

The Legacy: A Story of Family and Unfailing Love

October 16, 2014 By Lauren

Legacy

I originally wrote this post a little over a year ago after visiting my grandfather for what turned out to be the last time. I’m so thankful I wrote it when I did because he got to read it before he passed away. Don’t wait to tell the important people in your life what they […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Marriage, Parenting Essays Tagged With: children, family, grandchildren, grandparents, legacy, love, marriage, parents

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