Mother and Son Tradition – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers


It began two years ago. My son has the last week of August free sans friends or prearranged plans before the start of school. Two summers ago, I decided to take my son on a cruise to the Bahamas, my favorite island destination. We both loved every minute of it ...

Bonding Moments with a Breast Pump: The Practice of Exclusive Pumping by Heather Bowles


I belong to a subset of the mommy blogger community that affectionately refers to itself as "crunchy". For those of you who don't know what that means: we breastfeed, cloth diaper, carry our babies in slings rather than using strollers,  make our own baby food purees, co-sleep, eat organic, recycle ...

Looks Like We Made It – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers


We did it. My son and I successfully got through our first "alternate parenting" weekend that the court requested. Although hectic, we had many different activities planned. Playdates, (but not for seven hours), movies, a carnival and sweet, bonding time. What made it even more special was that we had ...