I AM - BECAUSE YOU ARE

I seem to be collecting more and more Scary Mommy articles and always forget to include them in my posts! So, I am digging out some of my recent favorites and sharing them with you now! To The ‘Friends’ Who Ghosted Me When Things Got Hard - Kimberly Zapata   “… they say there are three types of friends in life — those who enter for a reason, those who enter for a season, and those who enter for a lifetime — and I suppose you were one of the former: our friendship had a time and place. A season, and that season has passed. But that doesn’t make me feel any better. That doesn’t make the end any easier; in fact, it still hurts.” Why I Hope My Daughter Doesn’t Grow Up To Be Like Me - Amy Kahn   “What she doesn’t understand is that more than anything, I wish I was her.” 45 Things I Wish I’d Learned Sooner Than I Did - Jodi Meltzer Darter Some of my personal favorites: 8. When someone shows you their true colors, believe them the first time. Don’t try to paint them di

It’s here! It’s finally happening! Spring has finally begun! Was this not the longest Winter ever? Seriously, having snow falling from the sky up until a few days ago was ridiculous! Apparently this happens every year, but just like labor we choose to forget all about it! So, first an update on the LO’s vision. Ironically, after seeing the resident, Dr. Wonderful, and then re-booking with a different Opthamologist in hopes of answers, the hospital called me based on my original referral to schedule an appointment with one of their specialists! As the appointment fell on the same week as the other I had made, I jumped on it to avoid going back to the awful external clinic and possibly running into Mr. Wonderful again. And, I am so thankful that we did because this new doctor, Dr. T, is fantastic! Not only did she reassure us that this was not caused by the LO’s run in with a wall, but she agreed with everything the original Optometrist said which validated my feelings about her as wel

While the Easter long weekend is now over, it got me thinking about traditions. Growing up in a Christian household, this was a time when we would "praise the resurrection of Jesus Christ". I would wake up to an Easter egg hunt, get dressed in my Sunday best and head to church with my parents. This was always followed by a fancy Easter dinner, prepared by my Nan, and inevitably more chocolate than I knew what to do with! While I grew up with these traditions, year after year, I don’t feel that I ever truly believed in any of it; to me it was always about family time… and chocolate. And, to be honest, it still is! While religion and “God” are not something I have any belief in nowadays, I am still surrounded by those who are truly devoted, those who claim to be, and those who clearly aren't fooling anybody. I never really cared before, and just went along with it all, but having a daughter to instill honest and open values in has created a need to figure things out