Maria F
Maria F. is a high school English teacher who naturally finds herself reflecting upon the routine and randomness that accompany each day as a working mommy. She relies upon humor and some sort of chocolate or frozen treat as survival tactics. She and her husband live in East Norwalk with their three kids, Abbie (2012), Charlie (2014), and Phoebe (2018). You can find Maria F. driving in her beloved dream car, a minivan, listening to audiobooks during her commute, or playing DJ and climate controller when she’s shuttling her kids around town. Forever a sorority girl and Ohio State Buckeye, she will (almost) always choose socializing over chilling on the couch.
“Taking One for the Team” as Parent Volunteers
The pandemic has made much more visible how stretched thin parents are. Everywhere you scroll, there’s another article or video about how exhausted, tapped out, and spent we are. It’s great (sort of) that...
Here, There, and Everywhere: Pass Around More Compliments
January 24 is National Compliment Day. Did I know that off of the top of my head? Absolutely not. But now that I do know, it got me thinking about the nature of compliments.
How...
When I Catch Myself Wondering about You
Sometimes I catch myself wondering about your future self.
I wonder if you will have crushes on or date any of the children who’ve been your elementary school classmates? Children who’ve been your partner...
Inside Mind Factory: Exhilarating Escape Rooms in Black Rock
You know those memes where moms have to decide what to do when they have a limited amount of free time? Often by the time that moms have settled on what to do, they’ve...
Better Safe than Sorry: Go Get your Skin Checked!
An Important Request
I’m going to ask you to do me a favor by the end of this summer. It’s a simple request that will definitely give you peace of mind. All you have to...
Cheers to Summer ’21
Cheers to a return of more normalcy this summer. We're more than due to having some fun out in public this summer.
If you're anything like me, part of summer fun involves sipping sweet and...
Thank You for Your Professional Labor of Love
Dear Labor and Delivery Nurses,
On behalf of all us mamas who delivered at your hospital, thank you! This one post during National Nurses Week is to honor and applaud all that you do.
We know...
Magnifying Our Sight, Brightening Our Light
Inspired by Amanda Gorman
A few years ago, I searched for new poems to share with my high school students to kick off National Poetry Month. I wanted to find someone who was close to...
One Sunrise At a Time
March 6, 2020: I was standing in an airline terminal watching the sun rise over Queens, NY. Throngs of people surrounded me. Women dressed in bachelorette party gear. Student athletes with their last names...
Mama, Look in the Mirror
Mama, I’d like you to do me a favor today.
All it needs to take is a single minute. 60 seconds, that’s it.
Whenever you choose to do it, I’d like you to be alone.
A minute...