by Lisa-Jo | Aug 29, 2014 | Book Club, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Rabid fear of parenting, surprised by motherhood
You might not have grown up thinking you wanted to be a mom. I know I didn’t. You might have dodged clichés like barefoot and pregnant as wild as any schoolboy dodges bruises and humiliation in the helter skelter of dodge ball. You might have prayed desperate...
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 | Apr 17, 2014 | Daughters, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I was the only daughter amidst brothers. I have two sons. And now a brand new daughter. Boys and all their rough and tumble ways are comfortable to me. No matter how many times folks on the out-and-about comment on their energy level or what a handful they must be, I...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 24, 2014 | Just plain hard, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys, surprised by motherhood
There are frayed edges of motherhood that aren’t often talked about. Those places where we’re holding onto our temper with one hand and the belief that things have got to get better eventually with the other. One night that place rocks me hard as I rock my...
