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Christmas Bucket List Ever since I can remember, Christmas has been my absolute favorite holiday. Now that I am an adult with children of my own I have gained a whole new appreciation for the holiday season. Since becoming a mother I have started several holiday traditions with my little family that I love doing…
Tomorrow, we celebrate Thanksgiving. We will likely gather around a table filled with food, surrounded by our large extended family, immediate family, or friends who’ve become family. So, what better time to reflect on all of the things for which we are grateful. We asked out contributors to share a little bit about what they…
The death of a child is something that nobody should ever have to face in their lifetime. Unfortunately, it happens a lot. I would like to talk about what we, as helpless bystanders, can do when someone we love is faced with such an unimaginable loss. Several weeks ago my dear friend Casey’s daughter Karson…
Happy Halloween, everyone, from the Ur Basic Mom team! In honor of the most fun (well maybe second most fun) holiday for kids, we’ve asked our contributors to share their best Halloween costumes, EVER. Check out the Ur Basic Mom team’s best Halloween costumes… in no particular order: Annie- Ur Basic ‘Pooh’ Mom My mom…
Recently I turned on the news and saw the headlines swirling again about yet another white privileged man who doesn’t know how to keep his hands to himself. It got me wondering what the hell is wrong with our society? Why is it OK for men not to take no as an answer? Why do…