Happy Mail for Parents

05/07/2026

05/04/2026

This is a marathon, not a sprint. Make time to take care of yourself!

05/01/2026

If you're looking for a Mother's Day present, might I suggest this book? I tear up every time I read it...

It’s sleepytime at the Heeler house! Bingo wants to do a Big Girl sleep. As she drifts away into a dreamy adventure with Flopsy, will Bingo make it through the night and wake up in her own bed?

04/29/2026

One of my pillars of surviving parenthood -- lowering my housekeeping and yard care standards. How about you?

04/27/2026

It's OK to go to sleep mad and overwhelmed. As I tell my toddler, sleep is when our brains relax and our bodies grow. You can always try again tomorrow.

04/23/2026

These moments aren't fun. They're overwhelmed, you're probably overwhelmed, and you likely don't have time for this. But it won't last forever -- their brains will grow, you'll keep trying techniques until you find some that work, and the parent-child bond will still be strong.

04/21/2026

Raise your hand if you've been shocked at the number of harsh opinions, unsolicited advice, and open judgement tossed at parents of young children. It's not your imagination -- but shake it off! Parenting is important and backseat drivers are often wrong.

04/18/2026

Whew! It's been a minute since I posted. At first, I thought this page would be a cathartic way for me to deal with the stress of having a newborn and a toddler. Turns out, I had way less free time than I expected.

But I still think parenting small humans can be isolating. You often have to process more information than you can handle and make more decisions than your tired brain truly can handle. You have limited time to connect with others, and it's easy for those connections to be superficial - playdates, daycare, etc. It changes your relationships with your family and friends, and the concept of recharging seems laughable.

I'm not a mental health professional, but I am a fellow parent. I have a few ideas for supporting parents and boosting moods during this rough season. I'll share them a bit in the coming weeks. And there will be memes. Plenty of memes.