Author Archives: Emily Klesick

This is quite the time to be alive, isn’t it? I feel like I’ve been watching the world spin around me these last few weeks with all of the things happening in the world. From te...

It's 5:45AM and an alarm is going off across the room. I feel my husband stirring next to me and climbing out of bed to grab his phone, silencing the noise. The start of another day has greeted us as ...

I don't think there's a mom in the world who hasn't experienced this thing I call the Midnight Hour of Regret. You know? That time of night (I'm a night owl so often it is around midnight) ...

Motherhood is a funny thing.  It’s hard to explain to someone who hasn’t yet been a mother, but most of the time motherhood is a very lonely experience, even though we are ...

We see it all the time.  We see it on television, in movies, and all over social media. It has permeated our social circles, and left a common line of conversation that many...

I’ve been learning a lot about myself lately, and among many other things, one of the most evident things is this: I’m a control freak. I like most things in my life ...

Can I just be honest for a moment? There have been times where I have been the worst mom-shamer of them all. Like, seriously. I have said things, either out loud or in my head, t...

I love this time of year. As the days transition from the cooler, wetter spring ones into the warm, fragrant, lovely ones of early summer, you often hear the sounds of lawn mowers buzzing and children...

Do you know a teen mom? Does your daughter? Your son? Chances are, with the Internet and the means to stay connected with so many people, you probably do. And if you don't, you likely will ...

Let me play out a scenario for you. After a long day, it's finally bedtime. Your kiddos have all been fed, bathed, brushed, and are in their beds. They wait patiently (maybe) for you to com...