Meg Sacks
My Motherhood Ideal: From Mary Poppins to Ms. Hannigan
Stuck home alone one night with a 9-year-old, a 5-year-old and toddler twins, I desperately turned on a movie for the older kids so...
Motherhood’s Ongoing Struggle: My Torn Heart
There are so many hard things about being a mama. Night feedings. Tantrums. Teething. Potty training. Lack of sleep. Lack of "me" time. Lack...
A Reprieve for the Guilty Working Moms
“You didn’t come, Mom,” she wailed. “You were the ONLY MOM who wasn’t there!”
I had no idea what my 6-year-old was talking about when...
Jacksonville Day Trip: Blue Spring State Park
Blue Spring State Park — just about an hour and half from Jacksonville, about 15 minutes off I-4 West — is a great day...
10 Things About Twin Toddlers
Now that I have finally (!) emerged from the fog of twin newborns, we're into the next stage of babyhood — toddlers! I'd be lying...
How Many Kids Doesn’t Matter — It’s All Hard!
If you had told my younger self I'd one day have four children, I would have laughed at you. No way, I would have said. That's...
Moms Doing More in the 904: Jennifer Chapman, Public Affairs at Mayo Clinic
If you haven’t already met Jennifer Chapman in person, you’ve probably seen her name. Maybe you’ve worked with her on a board at Leadership...
A Working Mom’s Gift at the End of Every Day
You know how this goes: You park, check your email and texts one last time, respond to something that's happened in the 15 minutes...
You’ll Get Through This, I Promise (You Just Might Need to Color Your Hair)
Target checkout lady, looking at my cart full of baby food and smiling cheerfully: “Must be Feed the Baby Day!”
Me, with just my daughter...
My Kids Always Forgive Me, So Why Can’t I Forgive Myself?
I'm the pick-up parent, the one who does the afternoon shift. I get to work early, when it's still dark some mornings, so that...
I’m a Better Mom Because I Work
During most of the time I’ve had children, I have worked in an office. Depending on our lives through the years, sometimes this even...
A Little Secret for Working Moms
Working moms have two jobs — the one that pays them, and the one they love more than life. And there are so many...