#SingleMomDriving I have lost my mind. Roughly 1,150 miles down the east coast and 1,150 back will add up to who knows how many realistic miles... I can't even think about the "Are We There YET?" comments. Don't you worry, there is a case of wine packed in the trunk.

As I left the pool today – with a cover-up over my bikini, all 4 kids (ages 6 years down to 4 months) in tow, I received a message to write about THIS. At first I didn’t understand. How can anyone possibly shame a new mom? It happened – and probably happens more than we know. 

My friends and I span all walks of the education spectrum.  While I am homeschooling my tribe through co-ops and at home, some of my nearest and dearest send their little ones to public, private, motessori, and waldorf schools. Some even -gasp- unschool their children.  A few of us were chatting about our almost 3 year olds and the outrageous expectations placed on them in our current education sy

A normal gender reveal photo on social media makes you say, "AWWWWWWWWWW."    But scroll across a celebrity's announcement of his or her baby's gender and time stands still for a moment. We all like to pretend that we actually know these people.  Technically, through five-degrees-of-separation, I guess we do! Reality is that it is just plain fun to obsess and feel invested in a celebrity's life. 

It’s such a crapshoot out there. Shelves stocked full of sunscreen choices. You think that anything is better is nothing. You think that sunscreen not only keeps you from burning, but protects you from skin cancer. Obviously, you must buy it. Especially if you have a child. Heaven forbid you skip the sunscreen on a child. Again you think, ‘Anything is better than nothing.’ But this is wrong. So wr

We all know that summer is for running barefoot in the grass, riding bikes around the block, catching fireflies, and sleeping in. Now that we are parents, we also know that summer means hearing phrases such as: “I’m hottttttttttt” “I’m bored.” “Mom. Mom. Mom. Mooooooooooooooooom.” There’s no judgement here, I hand over the kids’ iPads more often than I should too.

Something amazing happens when we have sex.  Not only can fireworks happen in the bed, but new research has witnessed that an actual firework – a spark – happens when a high-quality match of sperm and egg make contact.

A small piece of history was recently discovered. RECORD YOURBABY'S HEARTBEAT IN ANADORABLE STUFFED ANIMAL! The smallest ancient Egyptian coffin was found.  In a culture that treasures life; they also treasured and respected death. This coffin was too tiny to hold an infant, smaller even than a newborn.  This coffin was merely 44cm, large enough to embrace a fetus of just 16-18 weeks gestation. 1

It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and while we are all elbow deep in mimosas and fancy brunches -or laundry and dirty diapers, I think we need to take a minute to celebrate our mom friendships.  You see, I truly believe that ‘The Village’ is alive and well! The modern village may not be the same as THE village that everyone is always talking about, but like most things in life – it has evolved. Today’s v