Honest stories (and the stuff that actually works) from a mom of three.
Hi, I'm Maggie. This is where I write about raising three kids, keeping a house standing, and the handful of purchases that actually earned their keep along the way. Grab a coffee — it's probably cold by the time you drink it anyway.
We went through two returns and a lot of late-night comparison charts before we landed on the stroller that finally worked for a family of five.
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Term vs. whole life, how much coverage we actually bought, and what our premium looks like now that there are two kids under five in this house.
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The specific items, specific stores, and specific prices behind the list we rebuilt after last year's "cute" list fell apart by week six.
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What survived, what didn't, and what I'd actually buy again now that our toddler has had a full year to test it all.
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What our pediatrician actually told us, the humidifier debate, and how we decide when a cold means a day home from daycare.
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Nobody really tells you about the nights. A reflective look back at the first seven days with our oldest.
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The rules we wrote before we had kids, where they held, and where they fell apart completely.
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Five years in, and already so much I want her to remember — and so much I hope she lets go of.
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