Living well while "mom"ming with Chronic Conditions
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It was 3:00 in the morning and I awaken to the sound of feet running, a door opening, and then my bedroom door opens. My husband kindly tries to get our daughter to let him be the one to help her and he even goes so far as to put on a sweatshirt. Alas, it’s …
Mom Guilt. If something goes wrong, the blame goes to mom. Not necessarily from everyone else, but from the woman herself. You let go of your kid for a second and they trip and scuff their knee. Or they grab something that ends up breaking. Today I was holding my daughter’s hands and she was …
“So what’s for dinner?” I look at the clock and see that it is 4:30. Dinner is once again upon us and I have no plan. I scramble for my “go-to’s,” nachos, quesadillas, and frozen pizza. Yes we are fed, which is a major success. But leaving meal decisions to the last minute piles unnecessary …
Being a mom is hard. Being a sick mom is even harder. Last month I wrote about how to “mom” while suffering with fatigue. This month I’m going along with that by talking about the magical “rest time.” Anyone with children knows that nap time isn’t just for the child. It’s also valuable time for …
