Kate Wicker

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4-year-old Rachel to her daddy as he watches her dance around our living room before bedtime: Please don’t smile. You can be happy, but try not to smile because it reminds me of boys and girls and kissing, and that’s disgusting. This is the same child who told me that Peter from Heidi was strongRead the whole post >>

· July 5, 2011 · Tagged With: Child 2, Mom Humor, Sugar & Spice · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

I Smell Like Orzo

NOTE: I scheduled this post before the pre-term labor scare went down. I got my haircut last week just in the knick of time! — I recently hopped into the minivan after I’d loaded the girls in and as soon as I shut my door, Rachel said, “Mmmmm, Mommy, you smell good.” “It’s probably myRead the whole post >>

· June 23, 2011 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Sugar & Spice · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7ish Quick Takes: Mortifying Mom Moments & So Much More!

~1~ Maybe it’s just fretful me, but sometimes, as a rookie homeschooling mom, I feel a lot of pressure to look like I always have it together and that my children don’t just know their ABCs but are reading living books (by themselves) and are always well-mannered. Part of the pressure I occasionally pile onRead the whole post >>

· May 20, 2011 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Homemaking, Homeschooling, Mom Humor, Saints · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Punchline Killer

Daughter: Mommy, I have a knock, knock joke for you. Me: Okay. What is it? Daughter: Knock, knock. Me: Who’s there? Daughter: Oh, I have to go poop. Me: Is that the joke? Daughter, sprinting the nearest bathroom: No…   (It seemed fitting to kick off this new chapter in my blogging life with anRead the whole post >>

· April 13, 2011 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Poop · Filed Under: Child 1, Kate's Blog, Mom Humor

Name-Calling in a Home Dominated By X Chromosomes

3-year-old, sobbing with big tears trailing down her face: Maddy called me [gibberish I can’t make out]. Me: She called you what? Predator? (Remember I grew up with only brothers.) More wracking sobs… 3-year-old: No! She called me peasant girl! Me: Peasant girl? 3-year-old: Yes. That’s not very nice. I’ve heard worse.   Don’t missRead the whole post >>

· March 29, 2011 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 2

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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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