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The Ultimate List of Mother and Son Date Ideas

They say “don’t blink”. I don’t know who “they” are, but I’m starting to understand what they are saying. Each day I blink and then my baby starts kindergarten. Or I blink and my oldest is taller than I am. Next time I blink he might be heading out on his first date. And I’ll be stuck at home longing for the days when he was my special date and we went on adventures together. Since we can’t stop time, we can make the most of the time we have. These Mother and Son Date Ideas are the perfect and easy way for moms to build an unbreakable bond with their son. Mother and Son Date Ideas One thing that I have noticed in raising my 4 boys is that they crave, CRAVE one-on-one attention. They want to have time with just mom or dad and not the entire family. A Mother and Son date night doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. We have a large family (by today’s standards) and it can be hard to have time for each of my boys individually but these Mother and Son Date Ideas will get your brainstorming process started. Mom and Son Date Ideas […]

Dear Tired Moms: It’s Okay to Take a Nap

This post is for any and all tired moms out there. Let’s get over the belief that it is not okay for us to acknowledge that we are tired. Let’s stop feeling guilty if we need some down time. This letter is for you. I’m going to be taking my own advice so if you need me, you know where to find me. 🙂 Dear Tired Moms, I’m not sure who came up with the idea that it is not okay for moms to get tired, but I’m tired of feeling guilty for being tired. (Are you following me?) I am giving you permission to do something that most of us probably should have done a long time ago: Take a Nap! Being a mom is ridiculous on most days and exhausting on our best days. It is okay to be tired! Here are a few things that I have discovered over the years of being a wife and mother: […]

16 Things Moms of Boys Know

I don’t think anyone is truly prepared for what is in store when they become a parent for the first time but for a mom to boys it may seem like you have been zapped onto another planet. How can these little people be so busy or so messy ALL the time? There is no manual that can possibly prepare you to raise boys but here are a few things all moms of boys learn from on-the-job experience that can help others understand a bit more what our life is like. 16 Things Moms of Boys Know […]