Perspectives in Parenting

Eleven years. That is the current age of my beautiful daughter, my firstborn, the one who made me a mama. Apparently, that is also the age that little girls become “mean girls” and start to bully others, including their...

In June of 2021, my friend Karen experienced a parent’s worst nightmare. Her incredible daughter Insley unexpectedly passed away at the age of nine from an asymptomatic brain tumor, just three days after her diagnosis. In the past two...

If you're 35 or older and considering starting a family, this one's for you. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “geriatric pregnancy” from someone in the medical field. If you’re like me, you hold your breath and let the rage...

February is National Haiku Writing Month! Enjoy the beauty of motherhood in haiku. I. Love-filled womb round ‘til Waves of pain carried me to you  A mother was born II. Sleep left and milk came Shhh, sweet babe grows by morning First steps away from me III. Feelings, yours...

Welcome to our series Charleston Moms FAVORITES! Our team is excited to share some of the things that are making us happy and helping us get through the days.  It’s one o’clock in the afternoon and you’re pulling the nursery...

I love a good life hack. My eyes light up and I get that little flutter in my belly, and my heartbeat quickens. It’s like a simultaneous quick shot of dopamine and adrenaline for me. Why? Who knows, I...

On the morning of my daughter’s third birthday, I laid out a sparkly unicorn dress with tulle in beautiful pastels, and I braced myself for a battle. My daughter adored all things horses and unicorns. As today was the...

I waited so long for this -- years! It was paperwork, waiting, background checks and fingerprints, waiting, saving and fundraising, waiting, home visits, waiting, more paperwork, waiting, education requirements, and waiting some more. Sending care packages overseas, waiting for...

Big, chocolate eyes filled with wonder, when I'm your world and the world is your oyster, these arms your bed, you dream sweet.   Dirty blonde hair tousled with play, legs kicking steady to a run, fearless knowing I'm right behind you, your safety net and playmate, you fly...

Like many new parents, I entered into motherhood with preconceived notions about what having a child would be like. The only difference was that I wasn’t having a cuddly newborn, but rather a sassy ten-year-old who already had his...