Motherhood by Meredith
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I'm Meredith, a former pediatric ICU RN who turned SAHM to two precious littles and one fur baby. Motherhood by Meredith is where I document my journey through motherhood with wit, humor, and honesty.
Motherhood by Meredith
1y ago
Guest Post by Samantha Green For many parents, getting the kids to do the chores can be a massive challenge. Even if most kids are already aware they need to help out, it can sometimes be difficult to get them to help out without any drama involved. Fortunately, nowadays, there’s no shortage of innovative ways ..read more
Motherhood by Meredith
1y ago
Guest Post by Andrea Gibbs We all remember a struggle as a child to figure out how to deal with conflicts with friends. But, as an adult, you can’t just tell them “it’ll work itself out” because they’re not the only ones who put their feelings on the line. And you don’t want your children ..read more
Motherhood by Meredith
1y ago
Dear Sweet Mama, Are you having one of those weeks? I sure am. Maybe you handed the cashier a tampon instead of your debit card. Or just forgot your wallet entirely. Your garage door snapped off its hinges. Maybe you snapped off your hinges. Maybe your toddler lost it in a public place and you ..read more
Motherhood by Meredith
1y ago
So honesty is the best policy, and I’m actually now thirty-three as of the end of November instead of thirty, but sometimes wisdom takes a bit to settle in. Kind of like how all of those wise tidbits my mom bestowed upon me as a teen, that I then found annoying, suddenly become Gospel truth ..read more
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1y ago
This time of year is so magical. Perfect family moments. Delicious food. It’s also straight up chaos. With the increasingly fast pace in which we are living our lives, I can’t help but wonder what happened to Thanksgiving? It seems now we go straight from Halloween to Christmas. Is there no place in our society ..read more
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1y ago
Ok, so I’ll start off honestly here. I am FAR from a yogi. My three year old is better at differentiating right from left than I, and I have been known to *occasionally* fall asleep during Shavasana especially when the instructor breaks out the singing bowl. All that being said, over the course of the ..read more
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1y ago
Dear Beautiful Girl, The scale cannot measure your worth. And yes, I called you a girl because whether you are thirteen, thirty, or eighty-three that same mean-girl voice inside your head is judging you. While you make your list of resolutions, undoubtedly as mine always does some form of “get in better shape”, “loose the ..read more
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1y ago
by Erika of Erika’s Not So Secret Diary Have you ever suffered from stress while your children are around? Have you ever experienced yourself being extremely stressed? Let me give you some tips that you can use as a tool to reduce the stress. Whether you are a working mom, or a stay at home ..read more
Motherhood by Meredith
1y ago
Yep. I’m bad at it. I’m a stay at home mom so there are people out there who would claim it’s even my JOB to play with my children. I however, am not only bad at it, I (can’t believe I’m actually going to admit this) don’t always like it. Now, that doesn’t mean for ..read more
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1y ago
by Danielle Deen As I have mentioned in other posts, our path to children was destined to be with a fertility doctor and eventually IVF. We were very lucky to conceive on the first round of IVF both times, but there was a lot of uncertainty leading into it. Being subtly diagnosed with unexplained infertility ..read more