Why All of This “Mom Guilt”?
She smiled up at me. The sun hit her face, and half of it was white-lit, the other half shadowed and displaying the temporary tattoo we had given her for her second birthday. The...
Jennifer S. White Blog
Why I’m OK With Motherhood Being My Way Of Life.
Recently I questioned if “motherhood” should best describe my lifestyle, despite my complexity as a woman and a human being; despite the societal pressure to not be happy as “just a mom.” It’s a...
6 Battles I’m Glad I Stopped Picking With My Toddler.
Parenting is exactly why the phrase “pick your battles” was invented. However, not everything has to be a battleground. Instead, some aspects of raising children can be frustrating, and also healthy teaching tools for...
I Miss Having Friends, but Right Now Being a Mom Is Enough
I miss having friends, but not as much as I thought I would. I still have friends, but not the kind of friends I used to. Currently, with two kids under the age of 6,...
Is It Possible to Be A “Mommy Blogger” Who Doesn’t Write About My Kids?
I write about my experiences as a mother without getting into specifics about my children as much as possible, but is it really possible to be a “mommy blogger” without writing about my kids?...
The Real Meaning of 10 Common Parenting Phrases.
1. “What do you say?” Means: I want you to say “please.” I want you to understand kindness is more important than always getting everything you want. (But I want you to go after...
There Are Lots of Ways to Be a Little Girl
I had this vision of how I would raise little girls, well before I became a mother in real life. And then I had kids. And then I had kids and have been continually...
A Toddler’s Version of a Typical Morning With Mom.
Wake up with the sun. Or, preferably, two hours before any sign of it. Request fruit snacks. Wait, I don’t think Mom heard me—I asked for fruit snacks. Scream and beat pantry door for...
What I Wish Someone Had Shared With Me About Having a Second Child
I wish someone had told me having a second child was completely different than having my first. Sure, I was told this, but it was mostly about the physical challenges of juggling more than...
If I’m Not Happy Now, I’ll Never Be.
If I’m not happy now, I’ll never be. This sentence randomly popped into my head one evening, as I sat on my red sofa. It was that single notoriously chaotic hour before putting the...
