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Guest Column: Coping with Your Child’s Temper Tantrums

Kelly Kilpatrick recently approached me about writing a guest post here at Momopoly on a suitable topic for my readers. I know many of my regular visitors have young children, so tips on how to cope with tantrums is hopefully something many of you will find useful. (For those of you have teenagers, I’m certainlyRead the whole post >>

· January 14, 2009 · · Filed Under: News Moms Can Use

Just Think of How Many Mother’s Day Cards This Mom’s Going to Get!

Fuller house: Arkansas mom pregnant with 18th child

· May 9, 2008 · · Filed Under: News Moms Can Use

A Sigh of Relief

Looks like moms everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief if their baby is found licking a big sibling’s peanut butter-clad hands. From a recent Medscape article Nana, my mom-in-law/lactation consultant, sent me: “If you’re going to have a peanut allergy, it has nothing to do with when you were introduced to peanuts. If aRead the whole post >>

· May 1, 2008 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Nutrition · Filed Under: News Moms Can Use

Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor

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