Is this my life? Is this what I have to do all the time? Every month, I have to just accept that it’s going to fall apart for two weeks? It started like a typical Thursday morning but before I got out of bed I already knew something was off with me. I was rushing…
Category: Real Talk
Becoming a Special Needs Mom
Bringing home my firstborn was one of the greatest days of my life. I couldn’t imagine a more perfect little tiny baby. Fast forward a few years, and I was faced with the reality that I was going to be a special needs mom. This was something that I was not wanting to face, and…
Instilling Self Worth in Young Women
Self-worth, confidence, self-esteem; whatever you call it- for some reason, in young girls and grown women alike, it seems to be lacking. How can we raise and support females to become strong, confident women? If we go back to when a mother is pregnant, there is a different excitement when people find out the gender…
The Devil Wears Leggings
Are leggings pants? There have been many off the cuff arguments about whether or not leggings qualify as pants, even to the point that some schools have banned them altogether. More recently, one mom has decided to pen a short commentary explaining, “I’m just a Catholic mother of four sons with a problem that only…
Participation Medals and Kindness Awards
Disclaimer: If my child received one, I would probably cry and take pictures, too. BUT, to view this in an unbiased way, I have to ask…why are we giving children rewards for DOING WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING ANYWAY? With my older daughter in school, I am beginning to see that children receive…
Mom Confessions: A Judgy Mom’s Mea Culpa
Whether you’d like to admit it or not, we’ve all judged other moms at least once in our lifetimes. Maybe you were single and nowhere near having children, or a new mom, or pregnant when you did it. In any case, we’ve all been a judgy mom at one time or another. I’ve done it….
What I Want My Firstborn to Know as We Prepare for Baby #2
As I prepare to give birth to my second child, I’m reflecting a lot on how different this pregnancy is from my first, and how life will change with the addition of another child. I’ve talked to people with two and three kids and I’ve learned that it’s not going to be an easy adjustment….
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard Don’t Show Their Kids Online, Do You?
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard recently released Hello Bello, a natural, plant-based, baby products line at Walmart (stay tuned for a review of these products on UR Basic Mom). While you might be thinking, “An affordable, natural baby care line… what’s controversial about this?” Well, it’s the Internet, so, brace yourself for the shitstorm. Last…
Luke Perry’s Sudden Death at 52: Instagram Reacts
Updated March 5, 9:30 AM EST It can’t be true. Please, say it isn’t so. Luke Perry, aka Dylan McKay, aka Fred Andrews, has died. We have all collectively shed {more than} a few tears. How can it be? He was only 52. Reports surfaced on Wednesday that the star had suffered a massive stroke….
Trisomy Awareness Month
March is Trisomy Awareness Month. Because my family lives the “Trisomy life”, we want to share some of our Trisomy life with you. My induction into the Trisomy tribe, I imagine, was something akin to baptism by fire. We had no warning. I was planning on going out for tacos. Instead, I was emergently admitted…