Watching my partner go from saying, “I don’t think I can have kids,” to becoming the most incredible mother I’ve ever seen, has been one of the most powerful things I’ve experienced in my life. It wasn’t just an offhand comment. Early in our relationship, she humbly came to me one night and said quietly, “I don’t think I can have kids… based on what I’ve been through.” She wasn’t crying or seeking pity. It was more like she was bracing me for disappointment, just in case thin

After we posted, 'What Did You Name Your First Child?' , we received this amazing story that we had to share! .... When generating name suggestions for our unborn child, my husband quickly discovered that this would be no easy task because the large majority of names he put forward were quickly vitoed by me with an eye-roll or gag or worse.  This, he discovered, was the major flaw of choosing to procreate with a teacher! As an additional complication, I have a very unusual na

We always knew we'd name our first child, Tyler. Unless we had a girl, of course. In that case, we had no idea. Thankfully, we didn't have to make that decision. Tyler it was for us. I'm not even sure where it came from. Probably Tyler Durden from fight club. We both heard the name and loved it. We did toy with the idea of Blake, but Blake Bernard sounded too much like a character from The Bold and The Beautiful. Tyler is very dramatic so maybe this would've suited him after

I’m going to remain anonymous, only because this is something I’m still learning to come to terms with. Even though I know so many...

We all know how particular and fussy kids can be when it comes to eating food. Especially if that food happens to be fruit or...