For the first 29 years of my life, my dad and I pretty much talked about the same 4 things; the volatile Chicago weather, updates on our family’s dogs, important dates like December 7th, 1941 and the latest charges on the Visa bill. . Then he would hand the phone over to my mom so …
This photo may not look like much but it is everything! My husband took this photo of my kids playing in the ocean. Yes they are in their pajamas and not the bathing suits I packed for them but I’m not even mad! My husband absolutely rocks and took all the kids down to visit …
There is nothing glamorous about what I do… I’d say motherhood in general is the antithesis of glamorous. Most days are messy in more ways than one, like really really messy. You have the obvious mess of dirty clothes draped on every piece of furniture, you have the dishes full of food that 3 out …
Here’s the thing and I might catch some slack for saying it but here goes… There are a lot of Moms (and memes) calling out Princess Kate for showing up flawless hours after birth. Here’s what I know, I was not that flawless… far from it! With my 1st, I was discharged hours later only …
In February 2011, something unimaginable happened in Southern California, it began to pour pellets of hail… what are the odds of that?! But for my family, this was a day of victory, a day to celebrate something we weren’t sure would happen. We had made it through the first year… we made it through countless …
You don’t have to go far these days to find something that offends you on social media. Well today was no different… Someone had posted a video of a man who filmed a child over the course of a 8 hour flight. The child was clearly having a difficult time but this man didn’t see …
As Mitch Albom once wrote, “There’s a story behind everything… But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begins.” Naturally, my story of motherhood begins with my mom’s. My father and mother were married relatively young and only a few years into their union, Dad cheated. He soon …
“Me too. You too? I had no clue.” He did. She didn’t. A story far from new. Yet still a story few speak about… what happens if we do? Those feelings creep back in, haunting… do they do the same for you? I have a love now. He is great. He is kind. But he …
My name is Megan Fisher. Who am I? Well, my feet are filthy, I have dirt under every fingernail, and my hair has been styled by the wind. As a mother of two beautiful daughters, I have rocks, leaves, and petals in every pocket. You see, I get to be a kid again and see …
Being the youngest of 12 children, my mother had a saying that I find myself quoting often. She would say “we put the FUN in dysfunction!” Coming from such a large family taught me pretty quick that there was no perfect family or right way to raise your children. In my big Irish Catholic family, …