Portland Mom Collective

Believe it or not, it's time to start thinking about summer! We are excited to partner with fantastic summer camps in Portland and the surrounding area to provide you with the 2016 Portland Moms Blog Summer Camp Guide! Below you will find...

These days, it seems that everyone is busy. Too busy. But as a single mom, the word takes on a whole new meaning for me. Grocery shopping? I'll do that! Bath time, story time, lullabies? I'm all over it....

I know what you're thinking. "There's no way I could delete Facebook! It is too ingrained in our lives." Or, "But how do you keep up with everyone?" The truth is, I haven't deleted it entirely. I deleted the app...

I am a fraud. It pains me to admit this in a place where the people I have tricked may discover the truth. How is it possible that I am in charge of two children, I chaired our school's auction,...

I have a confession: I don’t really like to play with my daughter, Karys. Just saying that makes me feel like a bad mom. Playing is supposed to be one of the things I enjoy, right? Don’t get me...

Irony can be a cruel knife. As I sit to write this post on parenting failures, I am still seething from the bajillion, and mostly minor injustices that my kids inflicted upon me tonight as I parent without my...

I knew I was clueless about breastfeeding, but I had no idea it could mean a trip to the operating room for mastitis. I was simply befuddled that breastfeeding could be so difficult. It's natural, right? Babies need to eat...

Last night my daughter woke up from a nightmare saying “no, no, no.” As I held her little body in my arms, her head resting on my chest, she sank back into a deep sleep. I listened to her...

You know how it goes…you used to love sex, you used to feel sexy, but now? You sleep in a bra stuffed with nursing pads, and slap your partner’s hand away when he or she leans in for a...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau only about 40% of Portland’s population was born in Oregon, making it the highest transplant city on the west coast. As a Portland native, born and bred here, I start to roll my eyes...