Jami Ingledue for The Wild Word

Jami worked as a librarian for over a decade before choosing to stay home when her son, now 4, was born. She also has a 17-year-old daughter. She makes all-natural soap and body products and sells them through her company, Dancing Bee Farms. She lives with her husband, daughter, and son on an acre of land in rural Ohio, where they keep bees, garden, and brew beer. She is the BEHIND DOMESTIC LINES columnist for The Wild Word magazine.

Child Learn & Play

My child is having a boring summer and he loves it

Mostly he putters around the yard, plays with the hose, finds toads and bugs and locust shells and cool rocks, shimmys up the door frames, attempts to dismantle the house, and, admittedly, has way too much screen time. In other words, the same kind of summers I had as a kid.

Life

8 ways to put yourself first, mama

Good parenting starts with mothering ourselves.

Mental Health

The mental workload of a mother

Here’s what it consists of.