Motherhood + Parenting

This post is part of our True Life series where OKC moms are sharing real trials & tribulations they have gone through as mothers, as wives, and as women.  There are words that will forever remain etched in my memory....

I just had my second baby.  He's generally laid back, happy, and in my completely unbiased opinion, is one of the top two cutest kids in existence. As soon as I found out I was pregnant with him, I knew I...

The year you send your child to middle school is the year so many of us dread. We ask the parents of older kids how middle school is, what they did, and what we should know. We go to...

It starts so innocently; something comes up in conversation, someone shares some news with you, or you simply notice something and before you know it you are doing the the most dangerous thing a parent can do - you are...

  She was beautiful. Her long, blonde hair was pulled into a messy bun on top of her dainty head. Her skin was golden, evidence of lazy days spent being kissed by the sun.  She was thin but fit, maybe a...

I am far from the perfect parent. I make mistakes daily, but despite my occasional parenting failures I do try really hard to be the best that I can be.  Like every other mom on this planet, I really try hard, y'all.  I try to...

  Me, to my kids: well back in my day we didn't have technology like you do today.....we were forced to use this thing called imagination to play.  GASP! My son:  Well, you were born in the 1900's. I guess he has...

It's time to dust off those boots and get out those fancy dresses we never seem to have an opportunity to wear anymore!  This next month, Oklahoma City Moms Blog is bringing you a Mom Prom at the Harn Homestead,...

One of the first pieces of advice I received during pregnancy was probably,"Sleep while you can!".  I was given fair warning that babies aren't born knowing how to sleep on command.  However, the months (okay- years if you are my...

Before I got married and had kids I thought I had my life figured out. School, work, and traveling were my top priorities. Honestly, I always thought that if I ever had kids it would be much later in...

I’m pregnant with baby #3 and due this spring! It’s hard to believe that just four years ago I was taking care of a newborn, my oldest, not knowing a thing about babies or being a mom. Now, here...

Can I make a confession?  With the exception of my own mother, the mom who has influenced my day-to-day parenting style the most thus far is a cartoon tiger from Jungle Beach, Land of Make Believe.   If you...