Mollie Talbot
Mollie is a Kansas City transplant and resident of Lakewood, CO. Stepmom of Brady (9 years old), Mother of Bankston (6 months old), Cat-mother of Atlas and super-lucky wife of Kyle. For someone who never thought children were in the cards for her, she is fiercely devoted and proud to be trusted with the role of Mother. As a recovered addict, she is an easily-awestruck admirer of the ordinary and proud to identify as a strong woman who relies heavily on the fellowship of other women to navigate this crazy-beautiful life. Mollie loves music and words and is incredibly grateful to belong to the DMMB team.
To dye or not to dye. THAT is the question.
DanTDM was on the news this morning. For those who don’t know, DanTDM is a 20-something British man with tattoos and blue hair who has become youtube-famous as a result of recording himself playing...
A letter to my son on his first birthday…
My son,
I’ve done something wrong. I’ve done a lot of things wrong. Truth is most days, my sweet boy, I don’t know what it is I’m supposed to be doing. Yet somehow tomorrow we...
How “Costco Man” saved the day and my family: Being educated and prepared in...
I made the mistake of going on my regular run for formula, diapers, and sweet potatoes at the Arvada Costco the Thursday before Memorial Day.
I watched a storm rolling in over the mountains, while...
The Phenomenon of Forgetting
Have you noticed when asking a seasoned Mom for advice on something specific, their first response is usually “Uhm, let me think…” This is usually followed up by a confounded, “I don’t remember.”
The puzzled...
Alcohol Awareness Month: What are you running to?
April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, which causes me to take a not-so-fond journey down memory lane.
It's likely that I'm the only writer for this blog to have been through an "intervention." Not as...
Spice Up Your Friendships – They Deserve It Too!
Lets face it, friendships change when you're a Mom.
Not just because we seem to sprout additional appendages with each child, but because our make-up changes. I was a proud extrovert all through high school...
Planning a Mexico Family Vacation
The day before my husband and I booked our two-week, tailor-made, delayed honeymoon in Thailand, we found out our "we" was going to be a "three." (Apparently amoxicillin is great for sinus infections, but...
The F Words of (Step) Parenting
My step-son just left from spending his Winter break with us. Two and half weeks away from his school in Arizona and it was its typical roller coaster. We had the “Who are you...
Identity Crisis :: Who am I now?
I’m a stepmom of three years and bio-mom of 6-months, and I can safely say that I haven’t felt like a mom for a single moment of a single one of those days.
When Banks...
Selfishness: how it serves my family and makes me a stronger woman
I have a post-it note on my refrigerator right now that says “Stop Apologizing."
I wrote it pre-baby and have carried this reminder in some format much of my adult life. I was the girl...