When Tracye Hutchins from CBS 46 News asked me if I’m feeling burnout as a mom, my answer was: absolutely! I’d felt stressed pre-pandemic, of course – during the pandemic and now as it seems to be lasting for a second year – I’m drowning even more. Although working from …
Read More »Wordless Wednesday: Laugh, so you don’t cry #Pinterest #WW {Linky}
Thanks for coming back for a week of posts dedicated to relieving stress for moms like recognizing you have mommy brain or need a mommy break. For Wordless Wednesday, I thought about coming about with some great “Your Mama” jokes, then I thought I better leave the funny stuff to …
Read More »How has motherhood changed your marriage? Part I
Bill Withers’ song really says it all: “Just the two of us. We can make it if we try. Just the two of us. You and I.” Sounds lovely and perfect. But Bill stopped at two and didn’t dare add a lyric about “When there’s three of us.” Honestly, that’s …
Read More »Jackson, MS TV News Reporter Melissa Faith Payne on the challenges of being a mom to 3 boys under 3
UPDATE: In January 2013, Melissa Faith Payne left her news anchor position at WJTV. She worked as Director of Communications for Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson’s re-election campaign, then at JSU. In August 2014, she accepted an evening anchor position at the Fox station in Jackson, MS. On February 23, 2016 she …
Read More »[VIDEO] 3 Reasons NOT to Compare Yourself to Other Moms; It’s Not a “Mompetition”
You know the mom I’m about to describe. She’s got a bigger house. Her kids are well-behaved. She never leaves the house without full makeup and a designer outfit. She only feeds her children organic, local produce and makes you feel guilty for serving your child a Cheerio. Her toddler takes …
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