Contributor Confessions

My husband and I are definitely a team in all aspects of our marriage, whether completing household chores, arranging travel plans, and especially when it comes to being parents. There are parenting responsibilities I’m good at, and there are...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndL7y0MIRE4 There is a scene in my favorite movie, A League of Their Own, where Dottie, the star player of the Rockford Peaches, decides to quit baseball. She abandons her team just as they are headed into the championship game...

Dear Harvey Apartment, Tonight is our last night to sleep here. Tomorrow we will fall asleep in our home for the first time in 6 months since Hurricane Harvey turned our lives upside down. What’s that? You thought you were our...

I always assumed that once I became a mom, I would get some crazy superpowers that would allow me to be immune to gross stuff like the stomach bug. These magic superpowers would let me handle all the things that come...

I am a horrible mother. We were five minutes late for morning circle time. Again. His teachers, disappointed, but not shocked. I gave them my most remorseful look {it's all in the eyebrows} and rotated my daughter on my hip,...

In 1987, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. His proclamation called upon Americans "to provide the encouragement and opportunities necessary for people with developmental disabilities to reach their potential." He encouraged communities to develop programs and...

Anyone that knows me knows that my love runs deep for the TV show Parenthood. The original movie {on which it's loosely based from} in 1989 featuring Steve Martin was one of my favorite movies growing up. I'm not...

It's 3:00 AM and I'm awake again. It's dark and quiet in the house and the only noise I hear is from the locusts buzzing outside my bedroom window. I reach for my phone and grasp onto it tightly...

I've decided to get a dog. It's cool, I already know about the poop.  So much poop.  But I'm not scared. No signs of an upcoming shiver.  Because I love dogs. But you wouldn't know that if you stalked my IG feed.  Utterly, and regrettably,...

Dear Superhero, You are adventurous, sometimes fearless {much to Mimi’s dismay and your dad’s delight}. But your heart is tender and your words are kind. You are selective with your hugs, which makes them all the more valuable. You tell...