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Why I Will Continue to Voice My Pro-Choice Opinions

Mommy Shorts 5/20 9:46A Mommy Shorts

This week has been a tough one for many women. Alabama s abortion ban was passed by the state legislature and Georgia quickly followed suit. Missouri also has a ban in the works and we should not...

Remedies for After Birth “Exit” Care

Pregnant Chicken 5/19 12:23P Amy Morrison

A few of you have asked me to put a list together of tips on how to care for the good china after giving... The post Remedies for After Birth Exit Care appeared first on Pregnant Chicken .

A Very Long Week In Mommy Shorts

Mommy Shorts 5/19 6:03A Mommy Shorts

This week, I’ve been up nights thinking about our daughters. I have a lot to say about the abortion bans in Alabama and Georgia, but I m going to save that for a separate post tomorrow. Today, I m...

A Few Things

Design Mom 5/17 10:04A Design Mom

Hello, Friends. How s it going? Are you counting down to the last day of school yet? May always has fun-filled weekends at our house and this one is no exception. Today, we re hosting the high school...

What Meghan Markle and Amy Schumer’s Photos Tell Us About New Motherhood

Mommy Shorts 5/16 11:45A Mommy Shorts

When Meghan Markle first had her baby, and let s be honest, for many months leading up to that, people speculated about how she would handle the post-baby photo op. Post baby photo ops being the kind...

Pothole Vigilantes

Design Mom 5/15 7:38P Design Mom

Not so fun fact: Oakland roads are some of the worst in the country . I swear every street in the entire city could use a good repaving. It s estimated that the poor road quality ends up costing...

I Couldn’t Wait For Maternity Leave To Be Over

Mommy Shorts 5/15 6:28A Allie Isnardi

This post was written by new contributor and new mom, Lindsey Kaufman Palan. My maternity leave was six wonderful months of learning how to be a mom and getting to know my baby. They were also six...

This is Not What Happened on Mother’s Day

Mommy Shorts 5/14 10:31A Mommy Shorts

This past weekend was Mother s Day, as I m sure you know, and I got to celebrate in all the ways one might expect. Harlow woke up super excited and greeted me with my favorite Mother s Day phrase...

Living With Kids: Rachel Oakes

Design Mom 5/14 5:00A Josh Bingham

Meet Rachel. She s a mom, a designer, a DIYer, and until very recently, a small business owner. Rachel is warm and funny, and has a home full of interesting and unique antiques and DIY pieces. Shel...

SNL Totally Debunks the Idea of “The Perfect Mother”

Mommy Shorts 5/14 4:57A Allie Isnardi

Are we perfect mothers? Nah. Not even close. Were are mothers perfect? Nope. Not even a little. If you are trying to measure up to some motherhood ideal you think your own mother embodied, please give...

A Dose of Food Nostalgia

Design Mom 5/13 10:58A Design Mom

For Flora June s birthday last week, we asked her what she wanted for breakfast in bed. One of her requests was orange juice, and at the grocery store, Ben Blair picked up a can of frozen concentrate....

How Healthy Lunches Impact Your Kids at School

Mommy Shorts 5/13 9:39A Allie Isnardi

When you send your kids off to school, there is a lot of trust that you instill in the teachers and school administration. You trust them to teach your kids what they need to know at each grade level,...

I Buried the Lede by The Pioneer Woman

Confessions of a Pioneer Woman - Ree Drummond 5/13 3:53A The Pioneer Woman

It s been a busy time on the ranch, so I m going to start with this peaceful image of our cows against the setting sun. I snapped this while Ladd and I were driving home from town Saturday night. He...

How to Feel Less Alone (and More at Peace) in Your Current Struggle

Hands Free Mama 5/13 2:59A Rachel Stafford

Six weeks ago, my daughter said she’d hit a song-writing slump. Avery's guitar instructor had challenged her to writing one new song per month. At the end of the month, they agreed to share the song...