Kate Wicker

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All Tuckered Out

After a fun but long and very hot day at the zoo, Baby Rae looks a lot like how I felt. Interestingly enough, Madeline was still running circles around us at this point. The child’s on and off button is always on, and I tend to think she’s programmed to not sleep. If we couldRead the whole post >>

· August 1, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Photos

Girl in Need of Pampering

Not me, my 3-year-old. Madeline: Where’s Gaba going? Me: To get a massage. Madeline: What’s a massage? Me: It’s kind of like when I rub your belly at bedtime. You know how that feels good? Well, they rub your back, arms, and legs, and it feels great. Madeline: Are there little kids’ massages?

· July 31, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Tales from the Trenches

Beagle, Bagel

3-year-old: I haven’t tasted my Beagle yet. Me: You mean your bagel. 3-year-old: Yeah. My bagel. A Beagle is a dog. Can we have a Beagle puppy someday? Mommy? Me: I don’t know. 3-year-old: Will you cut my Beagle now?

· July 24, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

Whatever It Takes…

…to get my 3-year-old to sleep.

· July 14, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

What You DON’T Want to Find in the Trash

Snippets of honey-hued blond hair that belong to your preschooler. Me, showing her clumps of her hair: What’s this? Clearly, one of those rhetorical questions moms sometimes use during necessary interrogations. Girl with New Hairdo: Uh. I dunno. Me, examining her locks and noticing some new layers: Did you cut your hair? Girl: Maybe. IRead the whole post >>

· July 13, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

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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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