Motherhood + Parenting

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The holiday season is filled with family, peppermint, lights, and magic, but it's not without its controversies! "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays"? Dare I mention....the Starbucks cup? Perhaps the most polarizing of...

Ya'll, this mama loves a good deal. My daddy raised me right and should have given me "Thrifty" as a middle name. But sometimes it's hard to balance keeping your kids entertained (especially during school breaks!) and not breaking...

It's that time of year again--the day that looms over your head is upon us. Each year, you hope to have a little one to hold or to be pregnant on Mother's Day; but once again, your arms are...

How many of you remember your first day of high school, particularly walking into your first class? I remember so vividly searching for a familiar face to soothe my anxiety and motion me to sit next to them. My...

    There’s something spreading rapidly through the local playground, school pick up line, even Starbucks isn’t immune. And no it’s not hand/foot/mouth. Negativity. This contagious condition is carried by most of us moms. We’re infecting ourselves and even more alarmingly, our...

For as long as I can remember, I have had a Type A, controlling personality. I am the lady in the grocery store check out lane that groups the canned goods and puts them in a straight line, holiday...

What are you reading this month? OKCMB contributors Heather White, Lacey Hamilton, and Jenny Potter share recommendations of their favorite recent reads. Each book title links to the Metro Library catalog so you can check them out for yourself!  Non-...

I am about to enter my twelfth year in this parenting gig. These twelve years have brought overwhelming joy, as well as excruciating anguish. It is simply the nature of having our hearts walking around outside of our bodies....

Growing up military. My parents were both born and raised in the Philippines. Ten days after they got married, my dad enlisted in the United States Army, went off to basic training, then received orders to Korea. A year later...

Mom #1: She rolled up to the park with a fully stocked diaper bag. She brought enough organic pouches of baby food to last several days, the cloth diapers were fresh and bright, and her hair and makeup were in...

Let me start out by saying that these 'rules' are not a one size fits all. However, in my years as a nanny to multiple sets of multiples and now as a mom to 9 (yes, 9!) littles, it's...

To My First Born, Sweet girl, I know you are so excited that Mommy has another baby in her tummy. You cannot wait to see if it’s a little sister or another little brother (though we all know you’re praying...