To The Moms That Don’t Have a Village: I See You

September 26, 2018

I will never forget the day, shortly after moving into my current neighborhood, that a brand new mom friend said those words that every mom without a village wishes she could hear. “Don’t worry, we’ll be your family.” That friend has stood by those words ever since.

But, there were many years in the early years of birthing babies and raising toddlers that I…

Meredith Ethington is a writer and a mom to three, trying to help her kids understand sarcasm and her need for personal space. Meredith's debut parenting book, Mom Life: Perfection Pending, provides an uplifting yet realistic look at all that is expected of moms in the 21st century and is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at Absolute Love Publishing. She proudly writes for many of her favorite parenting sites, including Scary Mommy, Babble, Momtastic, and on her own blog. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where she loves to laugh at herself and admit that while parenting is the best thing ever, it's also the hardest job on earth.