Hey there! I’m Mikala—a family doctor, wife, mother of 5, well-being advocate, and author of the books Ordinary on Purpose and Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife. Each month my writing reaches millions of women, but I am thrilled to be connecting with YOU. I’m truly grateful to have you here!
All tagged #momofboys
With every single move I make, I’m grabbing these boys by the shoulders and showing them the way. Toward change.
Nobody told me I'd want to fast-forward, pause, and rewind all within the span of about three hours.
I'm over it. We're just ordinary I guess. And I wear mom jeans with T-shirts and tennis shoes.
Why do we hold ourselves to ridiculous standards and perfect expectations?
Somehow through all the noise in our house and all the noise in my head I keep hearing the same answer...
I forget that I'm not raising little robots or the world's next elite race. I'm raising little humans who have their own quirks and different challenges and beautiful strengths.
