If Motherhood has You Feeling Defeated and Alone Today, Read This

by Lisa-Jo | Jan 26, 2015 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Rabid fear of parenting

I had no clue how to be a mom. I had never done any real babysitting, never dreamed about my future kids, never wished for motherhood. And I had no idea that the labor continues long after the delivery. Consequently the first year of Jackson’s life was about the...

The Only New Year’s Resolutions I Think Are Actually Worth Making

by Lisa-Jo | Dec 30, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom

So here’s the thing – I don’t typically do resolutions. Or pick one word for the new year.  I clean my house. I try to arrange some kind of order back into the medicine closet. I sort through my daughter’s clothes and tidy her room. I make the...

What Christmas Says About Your Body as a Woman

by Lisa-Jo | Dec 16, 2014 | Cheering for you, Christmas, Love the body you've got, Motherhood

The thing about becoming a mother for the first time is how much it changes your body. And how little you expect that. No one warned me about that part. I didn’t have a mother to tell me that the pre-baby jeans I brought to the hospital I would absolutely not be...

If You’re a Mom of Littles Stressing All the Christmas Traditions it’s OK to Make Like Elsa and “Let It Go” This Holiday Season

by Lisa-Jo | Nov 30, 2014 | Cheering for you, Christmas, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting

Today I put together a family advent countdown calendar. For the FIRST TIME EVER IN NEARLY TEN YEARS OF PARENTING. Because that’s how long I’ve been sleep deprived. Dear Moms of Littles, listen up here because this is for you – I know this time of...

How To Feel Productive On Your Most Unproductive Days

by Lisa-Jo | Nov 20, 2014 | Cheering for you, Family, Kids, Motherhood

When he tells me his head hurts and my stroking it doesn’t help, I know he’s sick for real and not just for sympathy. His younger brother and sister are just emerging from the fever and croup he’s headed into. It’s Saturday and the US Marine museum outing has been...

In a World Where Doing Something “Like a Girl” has Become an Insult Let’s Teach our Daughters {and our Sons} a Different Definition

by Lisa-Jo | Nov 17, 2014 | Daughters, Like a Girl, Motherhood

They tell me to do something, “like a girl” is a bad thing. I’ve heard it all my life; I’m guessing you have too. To do something “like a girl” implies floppy-wristed ridicule at attempts to throw a ball, make a catch, win a race, step up to bat, figure out math....