Welcome, Mamma Crew, to another chaotic, exciting but beautiful day of an older mom like you! One of those challenges that I never expected would fall on me this long was the challenge of acid reflux. I still remember when the babies were in the NICU, the twins, all...
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I began my journey into motherhood at the age of 40. I quickly discovered that starting motherhood later in life was a lonely place. The truth is that I had very little in common with other mothers who had children my girls’ age, and that has not changed over time. It was apparent that mothers in my situation need a place they can find honesty, a place where perfection is not required, a place where you don’t need to feel alone. If you were looking for that place, you have found it!
205: Preemies: Nursing a Preemie
Welcome, Mamma Crew, to another chaotic, exciting, but always beautiful day of an older mom like you! When I was pregnant with the girls, I would console myself with the idea that even though my pregnancy had been so incredibly challenging, everything would be normal...
204: Preemies: Bringing Twins Home from the NICU
Welcome, Mamma Crew, to another chaotic, exciting, but always beautiful day of an older mom like you! Today, I'm coming to you from my brand new closet studio. My husband set up this little recording studio in a closet to help me record at any time during the day. So...
203: Becoming a Woman: The 7 Times a Woman Should NOT Apologize!
Welcome, Mamma Crew, to another chaotic, exciting, but always beautiful day of an older mom like you! Let's begin today's episode by thanking Hydrofeet for sponsoring our site. Hydrofeet—the insole that massages your feet with every step. Use the code OMB15OFF for an...
202: Becoming a Woman: Exploration of Gender
Welcome, Mamma Crew, to another chaotic, exciting, but always beautiful day of an older mom like you! There is no question that the pandemic has been hard on us all. But I think it's probably harder on our teens. They get to be cut off from friends and family at a...
201: Becoming a Woman: The Abortion Conundrum
Welcome, Mamma Crew, to another chaotic, exciting, but always beautiful day of an older mom like you! My daughters have been asking a lot of interesting questions in this process called becoming a woman. And, of course, they're asking me a lot of very personal...
200: Becoming a Woman: First Moon Party! Yay or Nay?!
Welcome, Mamma Crew, to another chaotic, exciting, but always beautiful day of an older mom like you! So, today I want to talk about first moon parties. What's a first moon party, you might ask? Well, it's a party you throw a girl when she gets her first period. Now,...
199: Becoming a Woman: Feminism
Welcome, Mamma Crew, to another chaotic, exciting, but always beautiful day of an older mom like you! Let's start today's episode by thanking our sponsors at Hydrofeet.com—the insole that massages your feet with every step. When you purchase one, you get a second one...
198: Discipline: Shit, yes, I monitor my Kids’ Social Media!
Welcome, Mamma Crew, to another chaotic, exciting but beautiful day of an older mom like you! So today, Muffin decided to join us on this episode. As you could see, Muffin is my one-year-old Shih Tzu. Muffin is a good dog for the most part. She goes potty immediately...
197: Discipline: Love and Logic Saved Me!
Welcome, Mamma Crew, to another chaotic, exciting, but always beautiful day of an older mom like you! In the last couple of episodes, I have been discussing discipline and how we came up with a definition that worked for our family. But theory and practice are...