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The Pressure to Make the Holidays Perfect After Kids
With Easter coming up, I thought it was a perfect opportunity to talk about holidays with kids. I want new and seasoned moms to understand that holidays can be a struggle as a parent and that it is totally normal. I remember waking up Christmas morning when I was a kid and feeling the “magic”…
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Adult Friendships After Having Kids
When you’re younger, it’s so easy to make friends, right? You are in school with people who are around the same age as you and you find who you bond with and those are your people throughout your teenage years. Some of those friendships turn out to be lifelong friends and some are just for…
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Dealing with Mom Guilt
Mom guilt. Why is that even a thing? Why isn’t there “Dad guilt”? I have dealt with mom guilt (as I am sure all moms have) and it is something I continue to struggle with. I have such a hard time with feeling guilty because my main priority in life is being a good mom…
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Fun Fact: All Moms Lose Their Shit
Did you know that all moms lose their shit? Did you know there are even books written about moms losing their shit? I once read a self help book called “How to Stop Losing your Shit with your Kids”. But the funny thing is, when my kids were babies and I was losing my shit…
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Mom Burnout is a Real Thing
The question that’s on my mind: why am I always so burnt out at the end of each day? Could it be the mental load of motherhood? Or the daily list of tasks that are constantly running through my mind? Or perhaps its constantly being needed by someone almost every moment of the day? One…
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Why Self Love is so Important
The relationship you have with yourself, I have come to realize, is the most important relationship in your life. If you are not happy within yourself, it is going to be so hard to be happy in any other aspects of your life. I, personally, have not always lived my life with self love. I…
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Sibling Bonding
Ever since J could talk, he has always called Rylie “sissy”. I don’t know why, but I just think this is the cutest thing ever and it melts my heart every single time he says it. Being that the kids are only 14 months apart, my hope has always been that they would grow up…
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Dealing with Pets after Welcoming Babies
I remember when my husband and I got our first puppy together, I considered myself a “dog mom”. Her name was Ava, she was a Boston Terrier, and I thought of her as my “baby”. When we were struggling to get pregnant, I had so much love to give and I needed something to nurture,…
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Our Decision to Postpone our Disney Trip
We had planned in 2021 to go to Disney in 2023 when the kids turned 4 and 5. We booked the hotel room (my dad gets a free room with his Disney Vacation Club) and our flights and our park tickets. We planned on taking my mother in law as well and we assumed when…
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J’s First Friend Birthday Party Experience
I took J, who is 4, to his first friend birthday party this past weekend and I am so proud of him for getting out of his comfort zone and playing alongside his friends from school! A little about J: he is a very sweet, sensitive, shy little boy and he is very attached to…
The Venting Mama
My name is Alyssa and I am an honest, open, complaining mom who isn’t afraid to say it like it is. I have gone through a lot of struggles since having my kids and am excited to share my journey of self love in motherhood!