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Funny Friday: Need a nap? Same here

02/06/2026

If you love naps, or Hamilton songs, or funny people who are also talented performers, this is the Funny Friday video for you. When Shannon and I began nwaMotherlode in 2008, our oldest kids were [...]
Don’t ask ChatGPT for baby advice

01/26/2026

When it’s the middle of the night and your baby STILL won’t go to sleep, sometimes sleep-deprived, exhausted moms turn to ChatGPT because they’re desperate for answers and suggestions for what they could try next. [...]
The Rockwood Files: The best friend check-in

01/24/2026

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mom of 3 If you opened my text messaging app and scrolled through it, there’s one question you’d see repeated over and over again, year after year, between me [...]
Tweens & Teens: 10 things to say to your stressed-out teen

01/23/2026

It is NOT easy to be a teenager. It wasn’t easy when we did it, and it’s definitely not any easier now. So, if you’re noticing signs that your high schooler or college kid is [...]
Recipe for ravioli with sun-dried tomato cream sauce

01/19/2026

Mamas, we’re always on the lookout for a great recipe that takes 30 minutes or less. None of us want to be stuck in the kitchen cooking for hours on a busy school night. So, [...]

What We’re Reading: The Diamond Eye, by Kate Quinn

02/04/2026

Mamas, if you need some help getting through these long, cold winter days, we’ve got the book for you. The Diamond Eye, by one of our favorite authors, Kate Quinn. Before I found this author, [...]
Fitness: New year, new butt?

01/30/2026

If shaping up your butt is on the agenda for the New Year, check out this article we found on the Shape magazine website, which offers 24 different exercises to help you strengthen and tone [...]
Pet parenting: How to teach the “leave it” command

01/28/2026

If you’re a new mama to a fur baby (and especially if you also have human babies and kids in the house), your dog needs to know this crucial command — leave it. A dog [...]
Beauty Buzz: Your cuticles need a drink

01/21/2026

If your skin is dry this winter, and you’re constantly washing your hands because you’re a mom so of course you are… the skin around your nails — the cuticles — could really use a [...]
The Rockwood Files: Do I still have a job?

01/17/2026

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mom of 3 A few years ago, I did some freelance projects for an online agency that assigned writers to do work for business clients. Most of it was [...]

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