by Lisa-Jo | Jun 23, 2014 | Family, Motherhood, Ordinary Glory, The ordinary extraordinary
I didn’t get around to the laundry this weekend. The boys’ hamper is overflowing. Literally. There is an assortment of super heroes all gazing up at me forlornly from the bedroom floor. There is an epic battle between the Legos raging on the run down dresser...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 16, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
Before I had kids I thought being a mom was about giving birth. So that’s what I spent 9 months preparing for. I read books. It’s probably more accurate to say I studied books. I read all about HOW to get pregnant and then I read all about WHAT TO EXPECT...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 4, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Rabid fear of parenting
I see you there. Aching with tired and the desperate hope for a few moments alone today. I see you cleaning that carpet again. I see those dishes that are on a constant rinse and repeat cycle. I see you juggling your work calendar and your kids’ summer camp...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 3, 2014 | Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys
After, “I love you,” the words “I’m sorry” might be the most important ones we say to our kids. Much harder to say, though. Because people don’t like to be wrong and parents especially are used to being right. I’ve never been...
by Lisa-Jo | May 29, 2014 | Just plain hard, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom
In all, 13.7 million U.S. households with children under age 18 now include mothers who are the main breadwinners. Of those, 5.1 million, or 37 percent, are married, while 8.6 million, or 63 percent, are single. ~Pew Research Study via Huffington Post Like it or not,...
by Lisa-Jo | May 27, 2014 | Just plain hard, Motherhood
I’m reading this book on gangs and it couldn’t possibly apply less to me. So why’m I underlining every other sentence and dog-earing the pages about the homies in East LA, then? I’m a white, suburban mom with three kids who don’t know jack about being in or out or...
