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Karen Johnson is a mom of 3 and writes at The 21st Century SAHM—a cathartic mix of sarcasm, angry Mama Bear rants, and heartfelt confessions. She works as assistant editor at Sammiches and Psych Meds and has been featured on sites such as Babble and Scary Mommy, among others. Karen is also a regular contributor to KC Parent Magazine and has contributed to several anthologies. Follow Karen on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Montessori education has become pretty commonplace in recent years given its child-centered…
“We aren’t raising baseball players. We’re raising men.”
Our girls are watching us and listening to how we treat ourselves.
To some, it may have seemed like just a day, just another backyard picnic. But to me, it was everything my childhood was about.
Being the new mom has me feeling like I'm back in 6th grade. But instead, I'm a grown woman in my 30s.
Because motherhood is a lot of things. It's messy. It's exhausting. It's joyful. It's rewarding. And it's unpredictable.
In motherhood, there are no grades, or awards, or gold stars. But, it gets better.
We surrendered.
Road trips and plane rides around the holidays were all our kids knew.
“I had a great mom because she only fed us organic food.” — No adult ever
I’m tired of trying to do it all, knowing I can’t do it all, but being unable to stop trying to do it all.
6. I hope you get to know people who are different from you.