The MotherVerse Blog: mothering out loud

MotherVerse will again be offering the virtual mother writer workshops, Writing Motherhood and Publishing a Blog, from Aug 4 - Sept 8. Thank you to everyone who participated in the last round. The workshops were alot of fun!
Find out more about the workshops and sign up now at http://www.motherverse.com/workshops.
Registration is on a first come first […]

Family meals are important to me. When our blended family first blended, I wondered how long it I’d have to wait to enjoy family meals again. Children complained about the food, asked questions about future meals and commented about meals they’d rather be eating. I was surprised at how gathering around a table could create […]

Do you ever have a day when you feel like you never catch your breath, never complete a thought, and never sit down (except, perhaps, to drive)?
I have those days a lot as a Stay-at-Home mother of three. Until having a child, and now living the life I do, I never imagined a person could […]

MotherVerse is now offering virtual workshops for mother writers and bloggers, and those who are looking for a way to get started in either. Head over to http://www.motherverse.com/workshops to find out more and register if you haven’t already! MotherVerse will be offering two workshops beginning at the end of April and early May. Registration is […]

I’d like to pin a badge to my shirt that reads, “I rode in the passenger seat with two 15 year old drivers today”. My son and my step-daughter both got their learner’s permits from the state Division of Motor Vehicles during the past two weeks. Today I was blessed with the courageous task of […]

Hello MotherVerse readers:
As I’m a new contributor to the blog, I’ll use this first post to introduce myself and explain my place in the “motherverse.”
My name is Melissa Stanton, and prior to becoming a Stay-at-Home mother of three, I was an editor at Time Inc., where I worked for LIFE and People magazines. I left […]

“You’re not finished cleaning your room,” I stared at my twelve year-old daughter sitting on her step-sister’s bed.
That was yesterday so I can’t recall exactly what was said next, but it was all delivered in cranky tones from both of us. Sixty seconds later, she brushed past me, uttered something in a huffy tone about […]

I’m celebrating one of those uncomfortable anniversaries. My mother died on March 2. Some years I’ve been so involved with my family that I didn’t recognize the anniversary. As I grew older and developed more self-awareness, I would notice a few days after the anniversary. My conscious awareness usually followed a subconscious awareness. I would […]

Shaken, not stirred? Tossed lightly? What best blends a blended family? Often it feels like those days when I don’t have a dinner plan. I gather odd items from the cupboards and throw a meal together. It has the essentials of a meal, but not in any combination I’ve ever served before.
I embarked on the […]

“What do you think we should name it?” I asked the kids.
“Chagar-chagar!” exclaimed my ten year-old.
So, Chagar-Chagar it was; my new kitchen creation, that came about to satisfy my chocolate craving.
Due to the baby’s heavy bouts of ongoing eczema flare ups that is unlike any I’ve ever seen in any of my other kids, I […]