Laura O'Brien
I am a mom of 3, wife, and kindergarten teacher. My husband and I are both UT grads. Go Vols! I'm an enneagram 9, so you probably won't find a lot of controversy here. I love all things Knoxville with my whole heart. In my free time, I sleep.
The Three Hour Rule
"I'm just not sure how to help him." I sat in our pediatrician's office with tears rolling down my cheeks. We were there for my son's three-year-old checkup, and after he had passed all physical...
The Day Our Home Flooded
It had been raining for ten days straight. The morning of February 23, 2019, I woke up perturbed that it was raining again. It had been a long week trying to wrangle a three-year-old and...
Teaching Toddlers to Cook
My toddlers cooked dinner last night.
No, really. My four-year-old and two-year-old prepared our dinner, and it involved the stove.
Before you panic about our house burning down, let me explain how we got here. I...
Sleep Deprivation Really Is Why You Feel Crazy
First and foremost, this is not an article on how to get your baby to sleep through the night. I'm not going to tell you to "sleep when the baby sleeps." That advice is only...
Toy Storage Solutions
It wasn't an avalanche. It didn't happen all at once. It was a very slow drowning. I only had one child who had received a very modest amount of Christmas presents. Our families had followed...
Two Kids and a Sport Sedan :: Lexus Driver Experience
When I was contacted to participate in the #LexusDriverExperience, I was more than eager to park my minivan for a few weeks and experience life outside of the mom-mobile. Imagine my surprise when our...
To the Mom of a Two-Year-Old
Last week, I stood in line behind a mom and her two-year-old at a children's consignment store. Mom was trying to purchase a toddler-sized card table while her son clutched the table like it...