Mamalode

You won’t know just how much I love you until the day you feel your own child move inside you, or the day you hold them in your arms.

My point is, the best Mother’s Day gifts are those that give mom just a little time away from being mom.

With Trump and Republicans planning to cut $2.4 billion from the food stamps program alone, I can’t help but wonder: do I still need it bad enough, or am I keeping money from someone who needs it more?

Skye has been a toddler much like many others, or at least that’s what I’ve continuously told myself to get to sleep at night.

Some people may think it strange that a 26-year-old would be so insanely excited to be living with their mom.

It’s personal partly because my daughter is about to start kindergarten. She is about to be directly affected by the changes Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration have planned for public education in this country.

The moments when these women and fellow mothers realize just how wrong they were about each other, and break down their own walls to admit it.

She is being crushed by the overwhelming and unanswerable parenthood question myself and I'm sure many others have faced – what if my best as a mom isn't good enough, and I fail my child somehow?

This week on Big Little Lies, some questions are answered, while fresh ones accumulate.

We're OBSESSED with Big Little Lies. Loved the book, and so far, loving HBO's adaptaion of it.