Shelby DellaRosa is the mom of five grown-and-flown kids. She is also an author and copywriter whose passion is helping women live, love, and laugh well.

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Back-to-School Self-Care: Lowering the Bar Is Self-Care Too

September has a funny way of making moms believe they need to become the CEO of a small educational corporation overnight. Schedules. Permission slips. Lunches. Homework. Sports. Activities. Shoes that apparently disappeared sometime around May. And somewhere in the middle of all that, we’re told to remember to practice self-care. Sure. Let me just add that to the list. This blog post contains affiliate links. If you purchase from them, I may receive a small commission. Maybe Your Self-Care Needs […]

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August Is the Sunday Night of Summer

There’s something different about August. The calendar may still insist it’s summer. The temperatures certainly haven’t gotten the memo. The kids are still wearing swimsuits more often than real clothes. But somehow… Everything feels different. If June is Friday afternoon and July is Saturday, then August is Sunday night. You know that feeling. The fun isn’t technically over, but you can see the finish line from here. The backpacks are starting to appear in stores. School supply lists suddenly become […]

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The Case for a Boring Summer Day

Summer starts with such promise, doesn’t it? We picture long, golden days. Popsicles on the porch. Happy kids running through sprinklers. Maybe a family walk where no one complains about their shoes, the heat, the bugs, or the fact that walking requires… walking. We imagine Pinterest-worthy memory-making. Dream of bonding. We imagine becoming the kind of parent who says things like, “Let’s make homemade lemonade!” and means it. Then July shows up. By July, the sunscreen is sticky. The towels […]

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The Littlest Boho is binge worthy watching!

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Meet Your New Binge: The Littlest Boho Is Now on MomCave TV

Let’s Be Honest… Most of what’s out there for moms is either overly polished… overly preachy… or so unrealistic you start wondering if those people have ever actually met a child. The Littlest Boho is not that. This UK comedy series dives headfirst into the messy, complicated, sometimes absurd reality of motherhood… identity shifts, relationship quirks, and the quiet (or not-so-quiet) question of “who even am I now?” It’s smart. It’s funny. And it doesn’t try to wrap everything up in a neat little bow. […]

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Empathy isn't the same as saying yes. Mom and daughter talking.

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Empathy Isn’t the Same as Saying Yes: How to Set Kind but Firm Boundaries With Kids

A lot of parents today are trying to do something different from how many of us were raised. We want our kids to feel heard. To understand their emotions. We want to be calm parents instead of yelling parents. All good things. But somewhere along the way, many parents picked up the idea that being empathetic means saying yes more often than we should. It doesn’t. Empathy doesn’t mean removing limits.It means acknowledging feelings while the limit still stands. Kids […]

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