April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month and Houston Moms Blog is dedicated to helping raise awareness about child abuse prevention. This is one mom's story.
Recently, I joined a new group of parents. It wasn't a voluntary membership; I...
I'm tired. But I’m lying awake, thoughts racing all night, popping Ativan to shut it off. I’ve never had to use that before, even in my worst anxiety.
I attempt to hold my office, my home, and my daughter's classroom...
Y'all. Our quarantine-aversary has come. It has been a year since COVID-19, shut downs, social distancing, and masks became as regular to our lives as queso and Blue Bell ice cream. I remember thinking in March, How are we...
I remember a few months after my first kid was born, when I was still trying to get back in the saddle sex-wise {6 weeks my ass, or really my perineum, am I right?}. I was talking with a...
I'm a mere 48 hours {at most} away from welcoming my second baby into this world. So of course, for the past 48 hours all I've been doing is staring at my first born - my beautiful, smart, amazing...
As a mother, I am the number one influence on my daughter's body image. Not the un-read fashion magazines spilling out of the basket next to our couch. Not the scantily clad models plastered on the windows of the...
When I get on Facebook, boobs flood my newsfeed. And for those wondering, no I haven’t been targeted because of some bad porn habit. I am a photographer, and boobs are very en vogue in my industry at the moment. Most...
When Problems Overwhelm
"Yes, Ma'am, we have your credit card right here. We'll hold onto it until you can come pick it up. When would you like that to be?"
Tomorrow, I thought. Tomorrow would be easier, because tonight was full. I...
Dear Coca-Cola,
Congratulations, you have officially ruined 2017. You just announced that you are replacing my beloved Coke Zero with Coke Zero Sugar. And you are doing this ASAP. Like, can we all just take a minute to process this...
It’s April, y’all! For most people, it’s that time of year when April showers will bring May flowers. But if you’re the parent of a child on the Autism spectrum, this is the time of year when everything lights...
Houston Guides + Resources
Family-Friendly Things to do in Houston this Weekend (April 26-28)
April brings forth sunny weather, outdoor activities, and unfortunately for some, bouts of illness and injury. In addition to allergies and sinus infections, respiratory...
