My least favorite day of the year has finally come and gone. Planning and going on a vacation kept me pretty distracted from this day, but it still hit me like a ton of bricks. For anyone who has lost a parent, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day can be a day of mourning rather than…
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I Hate Doctor’s Appointments
I wasn’t at the doctors appointment when my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimers. I was living in Tennessee when I received a phone call from my father with our worst fears confirmed. My mother in fact, did have Alzheimers. Since moving back to be closer to family, I have been able to go to the…
How To Be Supportive After A Miscarriage
Knowing what to say to someone after they’ve lost a baby can be extremely difficult. Unless you’ve been through the pain of a miscarriage, you may not know what to say to those friends who have unfortunately experienced that loss. You want to be supportive, but you don’t want to say the wrong thing. But…
My Mothers Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Diagnosis at 56 Years Old
At 56 years old, my mother was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Although this day still seems fresh in my mind, I can’t necessarily give the specifics of what the day was actually like. Looking back, it’s all so much of a blur. I’m Finally Ready To Talk About It. I remember getting the phone…
The Best Parenting Advice I would Give To A New Mom
There are so many new things to learn when you become a new mom. Anxiety can easily become overwhelming with all the new things you are trying to perfect. When I was a new mom, I was looking for advice every day. But looking back almost 2 and 1/2 years later, This is the best…
Mom Guilt Is Real. And It’s Okay.
Knowing how compassionate of a person I am, and how I try to put others before myself, it was no surprise that I experienced mom guilt shortly after becoming a mom. I wanted to be the absolute best mom ever. And when I felt like I wasn’t, that was a huge punch to the gut….
A Letter To My Postpartum Self
Here is a letter to my postpartum self; It’s been two years since you first gave birth to that 7lb 12oz baby boy of yours. I know the first year of his life was stressful and filled with so much anxiety, but I am so proud of everything you’ve done, and the person you are…
An Open Letter To A First Time Mom
As if realizing you’re going to become a mom isn’t emotional enough, you will come across so many people who are wanting to give you every type of advice that they think you will need. This is an Open Letter To A First Time Mom. This letter won’t give unsolicited advice; I’m not going to…
Ways to Celebrate if You Are Missing Your Mom On Mother’s Day
Unless you are the one who is in the position of missing your mom on Mother’s day, it may be hard to think of this day as anything else other than a celebration. But unfortunately Mother’s Day isn’t a holiday to a lot of people. There are ways to Celebrate if you’re Missing your Mom…
What I Would Tell Myself As a New Mom
I feel like I haven’t written a motherhood-related blog post in such a long time, as my focus recently has been mostly on my mental health and my progress in therapy (motherhood posts can be found here). This is what I would tell myself as a new mom. I’ve learned so many lessons since becoming…