Mommy Diatribes

Anecdotes and Truth-Telling from a Stay at Home Mommy.

Our Mothers’ Daughters

Have you ever said something to your children and had an instant moment of déjà vu? You think ‘Why does that sound familiar? Where did I get that?’ It may take you a moment to figure out where that moment of parenting goodness came from but eventually it will hit you…it came directly from your MOTHER. Without even realizing it you stole directly from your mother’s parenting playbook. It’s an odd ... View Post

The Things ‘They’ Forget to tell You

Well before you ever get pregnant with your beloved first child, the unsolicited parenting advice begins. We’ve all heard it. The ‘sleep now because once you have a baby you’ll never sleep again’ or the ‘wait a little longer to have a baby. Enjoy being married because a baby changes everything’ or the most obnoxious ‘Enjoy it now, the time goes so fast.’ Yea, thanks for all of that. The ... View Post

Mom Friends

Making friends is tricky business. While we worry about sending our littles off to school or daycare, hoping they make friends, hoping they choose kindness and hoping that others are kind to them, we never really consider that as adults, we’re in the same position. Making mom-friends is really tricky business. Interacting with a mom you’ve never met is like the first day of high school all over ... View Post

Picking Battles

Have you ever been arguing with your toddler and suddenly realize ‘I’m literally fighting with a 3-year-old?’ I have, many times. It’s a realization that brings you back down to earth pretty quickly. This person is 3-years-old and I’m arguing with her about what shoes she’s going to wear today? Umm, no. This will not be my life. This is where picking battles comes into play. Not every battle is ... View Post

The Ultimate Toddler Holiday Gift Guide

It’s that time of year, friends, when every blogger on the planet is publishing their holiday gift guides! I’m not hating over here. I LOVE scanning the holiday sales and browsing through my favorite bloggers top recommendations. I LOVE it. So, naturally, being new to the mommy-blogging world, I decided I need a piece of this pie but with a Mommy Diatribes twist. Check out the Mommy Diatribes ... View Post

The Thankful Mommy

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? If we thought about it, I’m sure many of our answers would be the same. We’re thankful for healthy, happy children. We’re thankful for family and friends. We’re thankful for roofs over our head and food on the table. The list is long, as it should be. But. There are also other things we’re thankful for - the not so obvious things. Things that aren’t ... View Post