Whitney Williams McDuff
My Mom Died. Please Stop Asking Me This Question.
My mom passed away suddenly a little over a week ago. To say it was devastating to my family is a gross understatement. Like many mothers, she was the anchor of our family. She...
Hakuna My Ta-tas: A Working Mom’s Quest for Answers
Here I am, now a mother of two.
Between my efforts to keep two humans alive (well three humans if you count me in that herd), be a supportive wife, find the lost city of...
The 30-Day Challenge to Change a Life
We’ve all heard the stories about a random act of kindness that radically transformed someone’s life.
A kind stranger in the airport saves a mom from a total meltdown by helping her with her screaming...
Baby’s First Flight: A Tale of Terror
I’ve never been hunted by an apex predator, but this past week I was the mother of an exhausted, screaming, one-year-old on a plane. So yes, my friends, you could say I know something...
From Night Owl to Early Bird; How That Extra Hour is Life-Changing
Like so many mothers out there, I often fantasize about the time in life when we were able to drift into a gentle, uninterrupted snooze. A time before said snooze was interrupted by the...
The Hope in “Nope”
Grab your lattes ladies, because we are about to have an adventure together at the intersection of Disappointment Drive and They'll Get Over It Avenue.
Like you, I am a mother. My duties include, but...
Teaching Your Kids About Money (and some simple ways to start)
It's the start of a new year, and the time when most of us commit to becoming better versions of ourselves. In the past, I tended to set myself up for failure, uttering general...
Three Tiny Things That Make Me a Better Mom
Being a mom, I constantly battle to find and keep balance in my life. I’m pulled in a thousand different directions, trying to focus on being a mother, a wife, a sister, a friend,...
I Didn’t Get It (A New Mom’s Confession)
Two months ago, I became a mother. It has, without question, become the defining moment of my life.
In the years before motherhood, I was open about not being ready for children, confessing honestly and...
The Princess and the “Pee”; Babies and Bladder Control
One of the greatest delusions I had about motherhood was that I, alone, was the superhero of women who would somehow be exempt from the discomforts that come with pregnancy. After all, I could...