Motherhood9 posts

Some friendships faded after the twins, some got stronger, and a few new ones showed up. An honest look at friendship as a tired mom.

Not a spa day, just half an hour. Here's where I actually find 30 minutes for myself with 27-month-old twins and a part-time job.

I kept a running list of everything I was failing at as a mom. Here is what was on it, and why it went in the recycling bin last week.

Are they identical? Do twins run in your family? Double trouble! Here are the twin myths I hear constantly, and the real answers.

It's been a year since I went back to cleaning teeth three days a week. What part-time looks like in real life, and what I'd tell myself then.

An honest look at what twin toddlers did to our marriage, and the small, unglamorous habits Dan and I use to stay on the same team.

It did not look like sadness. It looked like counting breaths at 3 a.m. and checking the stove five times. My story, and why I finally spoke up.

The first year with twins, honestly: the sleep math, the guilt, the marriage stuff, and the small wins nobody mentions at the baby shower.

Dan and I spent one night away for a wedding while my mom stayed with the twins. I cried, I checked the monitor app, and then I slept.