Raising kind kids with parenting that empowers
It was 5 pm and Chris picked me up from the zoo where I had walked with Jenn in a desperate attempt to get out of the house with my newborn. “Eurgh, Kara! You smell awful. Jenn must need a new diaper” Chris said as I unwrapped the baby from the wrap (what seemed like […]
In sub-zero windchill and blizzard conditions, I was running through the snow without a coat on, tracking paw prints, and screaming my dog, Samson’s name. He was lost. And it was my fault. Two hours previous I decided to let him go outside, hoping he could get his business done before the bulk of the […]
In preparing for my homebirths, I started designing birth affirmation t-shirts, tank tops, and all sorts of products and apparel in order to give myself positive messages to focus on any moment a felt the weight of anxiety kick in. I made them for myself, husband, and even my entire birth team to wear if […]
I was 8 months pregnant with my second and impatiently standing in line at a local store because my 2-year-old was melting down and I was exhausted. That’s when all of the sudden I sneezed so hard that I felt a small warm trickle down my leg and my pelvic floor caved under pressure. Sheer […]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom’s of Maine. All opinions are 100% mine. It never fails, does it? Get the kids going on some activity, maybe even plugged into a screen just for the sake of needing a few minutes to unwind and relax. Alone. In the shower. With […]
In a foggy haze, I leaned my head back as I crouched on my knees and let out a long, deep moaning roar. I growled and grunted, instinctively urging my baby to be born into this world, begging that child to just come out and just be born already. At that point, it was five-something […]
