Kate Wicker

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A Mom’s Job Description According to a Preschooler

Madeline: Where’s my… Me, handing her her beloved tiger stuffed animal before she can finish saying, “Where’s my Raja?”: Here it is. Madeline: You knew I was going to ask for my Raja. Me: Yup. Madeline: Why? Me: That’s one of my jobs – to know things you need. Not to mention the fact thatRead the whole post >>

· October 14, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

A Mother’s Work is Never Done (Except When She’s in the Bathroom)

Big Sister: Mommy, you know what? Me: What? Big Sister: I can’t believe we’re gonna have another baby. Now I’ll have two babies to watch when you go poop. That’s going to be a lot of work. I confess. I sometimes ask my 3-year-old (she’s almost 4) to look after her little sister while IRead the whole post >>

· September 25, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1

A Fish Tale

Birdy II has gone to eternal rest. I am too tired and too busy to write an ode for this fish or an obituary, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a good fish. He was fat and healthy and liked to do what goldfish do – eat and swim around his tank. Sadly, he startedRead the whole post >>

· September 11, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Pets

Princess Diaries

Me: Princesses don’t pick their noses. 3-year-old girl with finger up her nose: I’m not a princess.

· August 31, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Busy Work

Hmmmm…How does this work? Some homeschooling moms invest in expensive manipulatives to keep their preschooler’s hands busy. I prefer to begin early training for motherhood by handing my child a bag full of old breast pump parts. (My lactation consultant/mother-in-law would be proud.)

· August 8, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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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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