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Happy Father’s Day, Kaleem! #ShareTheLuv by Treating Devoted Dads and Caregivers

This post is sponsored by Luvs Father’s Day is an important day for dads, moms, children and families around the U.S. and Luvs invited me to celebrate a devoted dad in Madison. Caire family portrait, 2014 If you live in the Madison-area, you’re likely familiar with Kaleem Caire. Kaleem is a doting dad to five kids and husband to Black Women’s Wellness Day founder and host Lisa Peyton-Caire. Kaleem devotes his working hours to serving dozens of families and future leaders through One City Early Learning, and has dedicated himself to countless others through his… Read More »Happy Father’s Day, Kaleem! #ShareTheLuv by Treating Devoted Dads and Caregivers

MOM LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DAY (All I want for Mother’s Day and a $50 gift card for one of you!) #ShareTheLuv

This post is sponsored by Luvs. What do I want for Mother’s Day? I’m going to let myself dream here; a dream of Mother’s Day without dirty socks on the couch, wet towels on beds, and entire soccer cleet-prints worth of mud on our floors. I dream I can have this dream without anyone on the internet commenting you’ll miss those socks wet towels and mud cleet prints one day!! I know. I will! Let’s dream this Mother’s Day and not sob over fleeting youth. I dream my children will voluntarily lay down their… Read More »MOM LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DAY (All I want for Mother’s Day and a $50 gift card for one of you!) #ShareTheLuv

Now she’s the mom and I got to spoil her

This post is sponsored by Luvs. Ten years ago, my life-long friend Megan would sit for hours in my living room, cuddling my newborn to her chest or playing with my toddler, listening to me detail the prior night’s wake-ups and current day’s kid messes. Trust me, this constantly-interrupted and totally uninteresting diatribe is even less captivating if you’re happily living the single/no-kid life as Megan was at the time. Regardless, she generously gave me her patience and presence, and my kids her super-snuggly arms. One of the many evenings my husband’s job took him to… Read More »Now she’s the mom and I got to spoil her

My Favorite Mother’s Day memory? Maybe not when I got a black t-shirt for a push present.

This post is sponsored by Luvs as part of their #ShareTheLuv campaign When Husband and I set our wedding date for May 30th, my boss at the time, Ellen, joked “You didn’t plan that very well, Ann. Your birthday, Mother’s Day and your wedding anniversary all in the same month?!?” Already a mom herself, Ellen knew something I didn’t–that my days were numbered of ME serving as the central focus from which all holiday centrifugal force emanated. At that point in my life, Mother’s Day didn’t move the needle much for me on the holiday… Read More »My Favorite Mother’s Day memory? Maybe not when I got a black t-shirt for a push present.