May 9, 2013

The Problem (I Have) With Mother’s Day

Denise Schipani / 7 Comments / Uncategorized / Mother's Day /

This Mother’s Day, we are having both sides of our family over to our house for brunch. We’ve done it a few times before, and it works pretty well as a way for both my husband and me to see our mothers, as well as our sisters (who are also mothers) and their families. Everyone […]

May 10, 2010

On the Day After Mother’s Day: Trust Your Gut, Moms!

Denise Schipani / 1 Comment / babycare, family life, humor, mom bloggers / instinct, Jen Singer, Mommasaid.net, Mother's Day /

As readers can tell by perusing my last post, I’m not on board with junking up emotions surrounding motherhood with borrowed words or treacly sentiment. I’m all about the reality, kiddos. I’ve also never been, since becoming a mom, about abandoning my own hard-won instincts in order to follow any crowd into a place that […]

May 7, 2010

Let’s Tell The Truth About Mother’s Day

Denise Schipani / 10 Comments / family life, holiday, mommy guilt / American Baby, Facebook, Mother's Day, The Happiest Mom /

Sigh. Facebook is at it again. well, not Facebook itself, but the community of FBers. As I type, with a day and a half until Mother’s Day descends upon us again, one of those “copy and paste this and put it in your status line if you’re a Mom!” thingies is virusing its way around. […]