Grace Chips and Lowering the Bar
It was an hour past nap time, but Salty Dog Cafe was still on my husband’s To Do List, and since I love him, or perhaps because I’m completely bonkers, we decided ...
Shift Happens
I thought adulthood would be easy. According to M.A.S.H., anyways. Everyone got to grow up and get issued a Mansion, Apartment, Shack, or a House. You got to marry one of your ...
Made From Scratch
“I made you from scratch, you know.” Teenage Me rolled my eyes every time my Mom said that. It was a statement that often followed “be careful” or “no, you can’t do that”, so ...
I Dreamed of Being Something Great. . .I’m a Mother.
Written by Mary Katherine 2002. Year of spaghetti strap tank tops, flavored lip gloss and $1 gasoline. Diet Coke added lime to their cans. Michael Jackson dangled a baby over ...
What You Didn’t Know About All Those Moms at Target
written by Mary Katherine Backstrom A tired, new mother wears her baby through the aisles of Target, hair in a messy bun and eyes burning from sleep deprivation. She pauses ...
9 Ways to Make Your Marriage a Brick House
written by Mary Katherine Backstrom (so, I got excited and also shared my love story. . .if you are here for the 9 tips scroll down to the break!) My freshman year of college ...
I hit my child today.
an anonymous confession I hit my child today. Just saying that sentence out loud puts my stomach in a knot. I’m a writer. I’m pretty damn good with words. I can ...
The Trouble with Bridges (and Losing a Friend)
Written by Mom Babble's MK I have “a thing” with bridges. A few years back, a Washington bridge collapsed on national television and cars–with actual people ...
Dear Atheists, I Love You.
Dear atheists, I love you. I wish that could be the singular message I have for you today, but in light of this current culture of religious and political train-wreckage, I ...
Yes, I love being a mother. But I am MORE than a mother.
written by Mary Katherine My husband and I were sitting at dinner with new friends. We’d met a few months prior and had tried and tried for a double date, but schedules ...