My husband and I will celebrate being together for 19 years this summer, 13 of them married. I remember when I was younger that my “plan” for life was to …

Hanging out on the corner of motherhood and middle age
Hanging out on the corner of motherhood and middle age
Hanging out on the corner of motherhood and middle age
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My husband and I will celebrate being together for 19 years this summer, 13 of them married. I remember when I was younger that my “plan” for life was to …
I was the Fun Auntie for years. Still am, in my opinion, but I am also a fun, over 40 (43 to be exact) mommy to a 4-year-old boy now …
It didn’t occur to my that I was about to be an older mom until my first midwife appointment when it was bluntly pointed out! I was like – I’m …
I started trying at 26. After 6 miscarriages and 1 still birth, we “oops” got pregnant when I was 43. The pregnancy before my daughter was a DS still birth. …
I knew I always wanted to be a Mom. I always figured it would happen easily and at the “normal” time of life. Whatever that means. I imagined that I …
When I started having sore breasts and feeling emotional shortly after my 46th birthday, I figured The Change had finally come for me. Until that point, my cycles had been …