The Hidden Cost of Parenting with Wet Wipes
Modern parenting relies on wet wipes, but their environmental impact raises tough questions about convenience versus sustainability for eco-conscious families.
Vaccine Truths Bridging Science and Doubt
Navigating vaccine conversations with facts and empathy, understanding the science while addressing common concerns with respect.
The Bittersweet Math of Grandparenting and Road Trips
A heartfelt reflection on the joys and challenges of grandparenting, long car rides, and finding whimsy in life’s detours.
When Parents Won’t Teach Life Skills
A daughter’s journey from kitchen conflicts to understanding her parents’ unspoken fears about manual labor and education.
Breaking Free From the Beauty Standards We Teach Our Daughters
A mother’s journey confronting body image issues and breaking the cycle of self-criticism passed to her daughter through generations.
Finding Sacred Stories in a Dead Raccoon
A father’s encounter with roadkill becomes an unexpected lesson about life, death and finding holiness in ordinary moments.
The Life Skills Gap Between Generations
A personal reflection on growing up academically prepared but practically unprepared, and how to bridge the life skills gap with parents.
Raw Truths of New Motherhood No One Tells You
An honest look at postpartum struggles – the exhaustion, identity shifts and unexpected joys of early motherhood
The Highway Confessional When Marriage Ends
A moving car becomes the unexpected space where life-changing truths emerge, as one woman finds strength to leave her marriage while driving.
A Daughter’s Memories of Her Father Lost Too Soon
A personal reflection on childhood grief and the lasting impact of losing a parent at a young age, through memories both painful and precious.