By: Amber Leventry Parenting is the ultimate dichotomy of emotions. Some days, some moments, swing wildly from joy to sorrow, pride to frustration, and easy to hard. All days are long, but some are more satisfying than others, more enjoyable and full of what you always hoped parenting would be. Those are the days you […]
By: Amber Leventry Two of my three kids are potty trained. I should consider myself lucky, because my first two children were relatively easy when it came to working through the stages of potty training grief. But this last diaper wearing wildcard has found new ways to kill my patience. I shouldn’t be surprised. The […]
By: Amber Leventry LGBT activist and writer, Eric Rosswood, has written the modern day version of What to Expect When You’re Expecting for same-sex parents to-be. But this book is more what to expect when you want to be expecting by way of five alternative paths to parenthood. Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood: Firsthand Advice, Tips, […]
By: Amber Leventry When everyone of my five member family is home, it’s loud, messy, and usually chaotic. It’s great to have such animated, strong-willed, confident kids, but it’s also exhausting. Our three kids, ages five and two and a half, love each other, show each other kindness, and have (short) stretches of time when […]
By: Amber Leventry Sometimes when my partner and oldest daughter leave for work and preschool each morning, I wish I was the one leaving the house to go to a job without twin toddlers as bosses. Staying home full-time with my boys can be really hard and lonely. For the most part, it’s not so […]
By: Amber Leventry This Valentine’s Day will be the first that any and all gay and lesbian couples can legally be married in the United States since last June’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage. It will also be the first Valentine’s Day, and what some consider to be the most romantic day […]
By: Amber Leventry My daughter will be five in a couple of weeks, though lately I’m convinced she will be turning 15. Door slamming, screaming, name calling, declarations of injustice and her dislike for me and her other mama have made me wonder where we went wrong as parents. What happened to our sweet baby […]
By: Amber Leventry I tend to look for meaning in everything; it’s part of my over analyzing and anxious way of understanding the world. Much like interpreting my horoscope or a fortune inside of a cookie, I try to find lessons and knowledge hidden in many places. One of my favorite places to find understanding […]
By: Amber Leventry I didn’t win the Powerball. Not even a little bit. Not that I expected to win, because who really wants $1.5 BILLION, but I had wanted to at least recoup the $6 I had spent on tickets for the last two drawings. Nope. Not one numbered ball matched my Quick Pick numbers. […]
By: Amber Leventry My kids, my babies, are still very little. But as my preschooler approaches kindergarten and my twin toddlers gain language that makes them both fun and antagonizing, they are using new words to express themselves and explore the environments around them. My daughter balances curiosity with a bit of skepticism I hope […]
