Dear yayas, I have a mom friend and I would consider us to be pretty close but I’m not sure she feels the same. Our kids are both almost 2 and we’ve been hanging out with each other for a while, but I feel kind of insecure about our friendship sometimes. Like, how do you… Read More
Dear yayas, I have an ongoing problem. I have 3 kids. My brother has 1. My oldest and his are 6 months apart. We get together quite often because we are family. But when we go over to his house, his kid is super rude to my kids. Honestly the kid acts entitled and is… Read More
Dear yayas, What do you do for yourself? You know, as in when you have time just for you? (Do you even get any free time like that?) What do you do that makes you feel fulfilled and happy? I’m trying to find time for me, but it’s hard with three kids. They’re all old… Read More
Dear yayas, Help! Give me all your best teething advice! My twins are getting ready to cut their first teeth and already starting to get super fussy! I need all the advice I can get! – Teething Twinkies Babywearing was the best soothing strategy for us! The closeness was comforting, the proximity to activity was… Read More
Dear yayas, I’m starting to feel like I’m a bit addicted to my cell phone. I’m on it a lot during the day–checking email, opening apps, going on social media, reading news stories. It’s kind of taking up a lot of my time. I know this on some level and have tried different things to… Read More
Dear yayas, My baby is not sleeping through the night. He is five months old. I have a lot of friends with babies under age two and I feel like people ask me all the time if my baby is “sleeping through the night.” He’s not. In fact, he’s up quite a few times, nurses,… Read More
Dear yayas, My mother-in-law is driving me crazy. I feel like she doesn’t respect my wishes at all. For example, we’re vegetarian and I swear she has offered my kids chicken nuggets when I’m not there (my oldest daughter said something about it). We don’t do sleepovers (the kids are 5 and 3) and yet… Read More
Dear yayas My son is turning 3 soon and isn’t potty trained. I feel like he is behind when it comes to potty training. It’s embarrassing that my kid is one of our only friends who is struggling with this basic thing. Every time we try something different, it goes well for a bit and… Read More
Dear yayas, I have one son who is 7. The class lists just came out for the new school year and there are two children in my son’s class that don’t get along with him. They were really rude to him last year and it felt like they targeted him. My son would come home… Read More
Dear yayas, I feel like the other moms I meet at the playground and other places don’t like me. We moved a year ago to a new town and I feel like all the moms groups are established and don’t want anyone else in their clique. I’m an older mom in my late 30s and… Read More