New life 🏳️‍🌈 new account ➡️ @thenew New life 🏳️‍🌈 new account ➡️ @thenewlolgbtq - follow for my next chapter 

Four years ago, I was married to a man, killing myself to try to grow a semi-successful mom blog, and starving my body in an attempt to keep it all together. I told myself — and anyone who would listen — that I was living my best life. I was happy.

I was lying.

Today, I’m divorced from that man, remarried to my best friend, navigating what it’s like to come out in your 40s after a lifetime of being “straight”, softer and saggier and at least 30 pounds heavier … and finally ready to talk about it all. 

When I divorced the father of my children and then fell in love with a woman, I went dark on Instagram. I stopped blogging. I had nothing to say. 

And then, last weekend — our first @brandicarlilesmothershipwkd. 🌈 And the weekend’s @sadfriendssocialclub vulnerability workshop. ❤️‍🔥 I discovered I’m ready again.

Mothership was like coming home. For the first time in a long time, I felt completely free to be me. With my wife. Unafraid and unashamed.

I’m not lying anymore. To myself or my audience. 

I still don’t always know where we belong. We’re the token queer couple in a sea of straight friends. We still “pass” as straight even in the LGBTQ community. We’re finding our way one day at a time. 

This is #theNewLOLgbtq — figuring out life as a late-onset lesbian. But I know this: whoever you are, whomever you love, you belong here. ❣️

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When we took this picture yesterday morning, I was When we took this picture yesterday morning, I was wearing black to show my dissent on Roe v. Wade. 🖤 As we were leaving our local 4th of July parade, the world got darker. We heard about another parade in another Chicago suburb. Highland Park - just an hour north. The scene of yet another mass shooting. 💔

For so many reasons, this one hits too close to home. What if it had been us? What if it had been Wheaton? Could we protect our kids? Could their little legs run fast enough? Would our family get separated in the chaos? Would we all make it out unhurt? Why? WHY? Why does every parent have to consider these possibilities? And WHY do we keep letting this happen?

On the 4th of July, we had to talk to our 9-year-old, 8-year-old and 6-year-old about mass shootings. Because they happen so often now, we need the kids to know. We don’t want them to be perpetually afraid — but we need them to be prepared. 

Now when I look at this picture, I hear their questions in my head. Did people die? In real life? Kids like me? I hear Easton, the 9-year-old, matter-of-factly explaining to his brothers how to hide on a toilet seat in a bathroom stall so you can’t be seen. I hear the steel edge in my own voice when I tell them that if it ever happens at their school, to stay quiet and do EXACTLY what their teachers say.

“Could this happen at our school?”

“Could this happen tomorrow at summer camp?”

“Mommy … this could happen anywhere, couldn’t it?”

I can’t lie to them. I won’t. The stakes are too high. And yet, it’s hard to get out the words to confirm their nightmares — to confirm every parent’s own nightmare.

It could. And we need to fight until it can’t.

Follow my new account @kate.writes.real.life for more like this ❤️‍🔥

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The past year has been filled with so many hard mo The past year has been filled with so many hard moments. Moments that challenged me. Moments that almost broke me.

But then there are the moments when it all comes together and I know exactly why I fought like hell to be here. Moments like these, when my heart could split open with the happiness I’ve found. No, scratch that — with the happiness 𝙬𝙚’𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙.

Today and every day, I’m thankful to be right here. ❤️ Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours 🍁 

📸: the oh-so-patient @hbphotography630 

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Questionable parenting decision: Taking three boys Questionable parenting decision: Taking three boys ages 5-8 to @medievaltimes_chicago for Mother’s Day. You’d think two moms would know how to do ‘our day’ better. 😂 There was some whining, some tears, some beer, and some light-up weapons ... but somehow a lot of fun too. 

Life these days is far from Insta-perfect but it’s mine ❤️
“𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜...” 
- 𝚝𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚠𝚒𝚏𝚝

Sometimes a moment changes everything. A kiss. A sunset. A friendship that’s suddenly more. 

a #loveislove story is on the blog tonight 🖤

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When This Is Over: Navigating the New Reality

How to Move From “Survive” to “Thrive” In the Wake of the Pandemic How many times have you said it over the past weeks? “When this is over…” I’m guilty. I’ve said it a hundred times. I’ve thought it thousands. It’s the security blanket of these unprecedented times. Maybe it’s a prayer we whisper before …

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Forest Preserves Are Still Open and They’re Saving Our Sanity If you’ve been following awhile, you know I usually publish my Family Field Trip series posts on Friday, to give you ideas for the weekend ahead. But in COVID reality, the weekends just bleed into the weekdays and back again. Is a Saturday all that …

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In the age of COVID-19, working parents have abruptly been thrust into a whole new world. Our schools and our daycares — our lifelines — are closed. We’re suddenly faced with the challenges of balancing work life and home life on an entirely new plane: one in which the two have collided in the most …

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  • Why am I not sleeping at 4 a.m.? My second grader goes back to school today. Wearing a mask, with one-way lines and 6-foot markers taped throughout the whole building, water fountains covered, desks like islands in the classroom.
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And I’m not ready. I’ve waited for this day since March 16 ... and now I’m not ready. It’s safer to keep him here with me, where I can shelter him. 
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Not from the virus — but from the harsh realities of life. The things that are uncertain and uncomfortable. A weird new reality that adults don’t even want to navigate. 
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He goes back to school today because a sheltered, protected, safe life isn’t really living. So this morning I’ll make sure his mask is on and his courage is up. To take on the next thing. Covid second grade first ... the whole world after that.
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Time to let go. And let him fly without me.
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#motherhoodunplugged #parentingwithoutfear #biglife #intentionalparenting #rawmotherhood #pandemicparenting #hybridlearning #firstdayofschool #maskup #youcandohardthings #letgo
  • Secret weapon for a good night’s sleep for this tired mom? A hotel bed all to myself 😉
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But since that’s not real life, I’m so glad I got to test @sugarbearsleep vitamins. These vegan gummies help me turn my brain off at the end of the day to fall asleep faster and stay asleep until morning. The blend of melatonin with magnesium, valerian root, L-theanine and so much more is gentle and I just wake up refreshed, never groggy.
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Thanks @influenster and @sugarbearsleep for helping me find that elusive shut-eye. I had no idea how much I needed it. 💜#complimentary #productreview
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Do you fall asleep easily? What’s your secret if so?
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  • Looking into E’s face these days is like looking into a mirror. But it’s not just his looks that mirror mine. Every minute we spend together (and during Covid, that’s been a lot) reinforces the clear fact: 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆.
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Seeing all my flaws, my personality traits, the million little things that make me me, reflected back in him is one of those wholly humbling experiences of motherhood.
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I see his crushing insecurities, his belief that failure is devastating, his unwillingness to try something unless he knows he’s good at it. I see the anxiety written across his face in new situations, and I see the lack of bodily awareness that makes both of us too self-conscious.
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I also see the intense passion for things he cares about, the determined belief that he’s right and can make an outcome happen, and the visionary creativity that literally burns in him some days. He can’t not do something once he sets his mind to it, and he’s blinded to everything else around him while he’s pursuing it. I see it and I know it, because I do it all that way too.
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𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒎.
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Do you know this struggle? Do you have one (or more) so like you that it literally takes your breath away sometimes? Parenting is heavy, and this one has been weighing on me with all the time we’ve spent together since March. On the blog, more reflections about what I call parenting by projection, and maybe, a better way forward.
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#motherhoodintheraw #intentionalparenting #parentingwithintention #slowmotherhood #livethemoments #teammotherly #thismamawrites #motherhoodmusings #raisingboys
  • An 🍎 a day keeps the doctor away ... and a pretty scarf elevates a ponytail from #basic to #blogger. 😆 That’s all I’ve got for you today in the life advice category. Thanks for stopping by. 👋🏻
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Silk scarf #gifted by @sojosvision and linked in my Amazon finds 🖤🤍 
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What’s your favorite fall accessory? 🍁
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  • Are you ready to go places on the ‘Gram? 
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Join me this weekend at a live Masterclass that one of my insta-besties @livlunamasha is hosting in her private FB group Mom to Momfluencer!
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Masha teaches moms how to build, grow and monetize insta, and she does it in such a fun way that always inspires me to take action.
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Swipe to join me and RSVP for free for 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 in her bio link or mine.
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You can find her @livlunamasha and @momtomomfluencer
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I’m ready... are you? Let’s go 💗
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  • I wasn’t expecting to unplug this weekend but sometimes the universe knows better than I do. (Go figure, right?)
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The trade-off on limited cell service and spotty WiFi is the absolute quiet I found there. When was the last time you listened to silence? When was the last time it was quiet in your head?
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If you can’t remember ... it’s been too long. So take the leap and take the trip. Get outdoors and out of your head. See where you end up. I love where I did. 💜
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#neverdonewithfun #bestill #selfcareisntselfish #embraceyourself #selfworthmovement #selflovejourney #aquietstyle #aslowmoment #calmversation #capturequiet #gowithin #getoutdoors #beautyiseek #embracingaslowerlife #simpleandstill #thehappynow #nothingisordinary #momspiration #motivationmonday #galenaillinois @visitgalenaorg
  • 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜. ✨
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Headed out for a weekend away to recharge. For a girl who hasn’t been further than 1 hour from home in 8 months — and more than 36 hours without her kids [in a non-work context] um, EVER ... this is big.
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So I’m not planning. I’m not scheduling. I’m not researching. I’m just ... going. And I’ll see where that takes me.
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Chronic overthinkers, unite. Can you get out of your own head this weekend, for 5 minutes or 2 days? If you could be anywhere this weekend, where would it be?
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  • I always think I’m exhausted on Friday at 5 ... but then suddenly it’s Sunday night and I’ve been going nonstop all weekend and I don’t even know what Friday-tired feels like anymore. I can’t always keep up with these two but I’m always going to try. Seeing them navigate the crazy world around us with an open mind and an open heart is my why.
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But seriously. Who else needs a weekend to recover from their weekend?
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  • On Wednesdays, we wear purple... and every day, we wear activewear. #thegospelaccordingtomoms
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Head-to-toe favorites in one square! 💜 These are my casual can’t-live-withouts:
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🕶 @goodr
👚 @alexnabbyactivewear
👖 @witandwisdomclothing
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It’s the closest thing this girl gets to a uniform ... no flippy plaid skirts in my future this fall. 💁🏻‍♀️ #momuniform #momstyle
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  • “𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒎𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅.” 🍁
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The first day of fall feels like a promise — of crisp air and vibrant color. Of simple things like cozy sweaters and crackling bonfires and hands warmed by hot lattes on chilly mornings. Of deeper motifs grounded in nature like the power of transformation and the beauty of letting go. 🍂
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On this most fitting #transformationtuesday, I’m pondering balance. Today, on the autumnal equinox, day and night are the same length. It is the only time of year where equilibrium can be observed in nature. For thousands of years, cultures before ours have celebrated this season as a time to look inward and find harmony there. 🍁
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Fall is symbolic of the end of many things but it can simultaneously represents a new beginning. For me, that’s a life created around balance, not perfection. #goals 🍂 
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Happy fall y’all. What’s your favorite autumn symbol or motif? 🍁
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  • Weekend, I 🖤 you so ... why do you ever have to go?
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The cutest sunnies from @sojosglasses 🖤 I had so many questions & compliments on these, I just had to share! 🤍 linked in my Amazon Finds 🖤
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How was your weekend? 🤍
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  • Blue sky. Sunshine. Weekend. TGIFF. 🙌🏻
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The weeks are l-o-n-g but vodka is stronger 🙃 Who’s with me? 🥂 🍻 🎉
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  • ✨ All the heart eyes for my end-of-summer glow-up thanks to Perich Skincare & Makeup from @thegnomecolony ✨ swipe to see the products I’m head over heels for ✨ 
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Confession: I’m a 37-year-old woman who’s never used eye cream a day in her life until now ... and it shows. 😐 I’ve been using my three Perich essentials (cream cleanser, moisturizer, eye cream) for almost a month and it’s weird to admit it — but I actually love washing my face. These products feel amazing gliding on, and my skin feels velvet soft and smooth. Sharing my skincare routine and ahem, glowing (😉) review on the blog today if you want to know more
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Iocal loves, pop in to see Michael @thegnomecolony in downtown Glen Ellyn. He’s got you covered from skincare to accessories to a million other pretty little trinkets you need. If you’re not local, you’re not out of luck ... his full skincare line plus a lot of treasures are online and linked in my bio too 🍄🧚‍♀️💎💄👑
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So, are you a monogamist when it comes to a skincare or beauty brand, or do you like to mix it up with an eclectic approach?
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#neverdonewithfunfinds #glowup #favoritethings #productsilove #thegnomelings #lovewhimsywishes #beautyblogger #getglowing #loveyourskin #loveyourself #selfcaresunday #skincareroutine #shoplocal #supportlocal #glenellynliving
  • Why would I think a treetop ropes course would be a good idea for this mama and her 7-year-old, who both hate heights?
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...because it was. We climbed, we hesitated, we clung for dear life in some cases — but we kept going forward. The only way out is through, and I’m proud that I’m raising my boys to push through the hard things instead of backing down. At the end, E and I were exhilarated and empowered AF — exactly what I intended.
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But this was only the “kiddie” course. Now to decide whether I’ve got what it takes to tackle the grownup course. How about you - are you a risk taker, a thrill seeker, an adventurer, or do you prefer to play it safer?
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#goapeusa #livelifeadventurously #limitless #faceyourfears #parentingwithintention #raisingboys #theonlywayoutisthrough #neverdonewithfun #chicagomomblogger @goapechicago @goapeusa
  • What’s sweeter than a newborn? 🍼
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Someone else’s newborn that you get to snuggle but then give back as soon as there’s spit-up or diaper blowout.
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I love #momlife...but I might love #auntielife more 💙 Welcome, baby boy. Your cousins can’t wait until you’re big enough to wrestle. 
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This baby-making shop is 💯 CLOSED for business 🙅🏻‍♀️but there’s nothing quite like that sweet baby smell. I admit my ovaries twinged before I stopped that train of thought in its tracks. Sorry, Sawyer, you’re destined to be the little brother always.
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What’s one of your favorite smells or scents?
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New life 🏳️‍🌈 new account ➡️ @thenew New life 🏳️‍🌈 new account ➡️ @thenewlolgbtq - follow for my next chapter 

Four years ago, I was married to a man, killing myself to try to grow a semi-successful mom blog, and starving my body in an attempt to keep it all together. I told myself — and anyone who would listen — that I was living my best life. I was happy.

I was lying.

Today, I’m divorced from that man, remarried to my best friend, navigating what it’s like to come out in your 40s after a lifetime of being “straight”, softer and saggier and at least 30 pounds heavier … and finally ready to talk about it all. 

When I divorced the father of my children and then fell in love with a woman, I went dark on Instagram. I stopped blogging. I had nothing to say. 

And then, last weekend — our first @brandicarlilesmothershipwkd. 🌈 And the weekend’s @sadfriendssocialclub vulnerability workshop. ❤️‍🔥 I discovered I’m ready again.

Mothership was like coming home. For the first time in a long time, I felt completely free to be me. With my wife. Unafraid and unashamed.

I’m not lying anymore. To myself or my audience. 

I still don’t always know where we belong. We’re the token queer couple in a sea of straight friends. We still “pass” as straight even in the LGBTQ community. We’re finding our way one day at a time. 

This is #theNewLOLgbtq — figuring out life as a late-onset lesbian. But I know this: whoever you are, whomever you love, you belong here. ❣️

 #thenewLOL #thenewlolgbtq #queermoms #queerfam #twomoms #newtolgbtq #lateonsetlesbians #latetolesbian #lesbianmoms #ipreview
When we took this picture yesterday morning, I was When we took this picture yesterday morning, I was wearing black to show my dissent on Roe v. Wade. 🖤 As we were leaving our local 4th of July parade, the world got darker. We heard about another parade in another Chicago suburb. Highland Park - just an hour north. The scene of yet another mass shooting. 💔

For so many reasons, this one hits too close to home. What if it had been us? What if it had been Wheaton? Could we protect our kids? Could their little legs run fast enough? Would our family get separated in the chaos? Would we all make it out unhurt? Why? WHY? Why does every parent have to consider these possibilities? And WHY do we keep letting this happen?

On the 4th of July, we had to talk to our 9-year-old, 8-year-old and 6-year-old about mass shootings. Because they happen so often now, we need the kids to know. We don’t want them to be perpetually afraid — but we need them to be prepared. 

Now when I look at this picture, I hear their questions in my head. Did people die? In real life? Kids like me? I hear Easton, the 9-year-old, matter-of-factly explaining to his brothers how to hide on a toilet seat in a bathroom stall so you can’t be seen. I hear the steel edge in my own voice when I tell them that if it ever happens at their school, to stay quiet and do EXACTLY what their teachers say.

“Could this happen at our school?”

“Could this happen tomorrow at summer camp?”

“Mommy … this could happen anywhere, couldn’t it?”

I can’t lie to them. I won’t. The stakes are too high. And yet, it’s hard to get out the words to confirm their nightmares — to confirm every parent’s own nightmare.

It could. And we need to fight until it can’t.

Follow my new account @kate.writes.real.life for more like this ❤️‍🔥

#momsdemandaction #marchforourlives #enoughisenough #protectkidsnotguns #guncontrolnow #4thofjuly #highlandpark #lgbtq #lgbtqfamily #blendedfamily #twomoms
The past year has been filled with so many hard mo The past year has been filled with so many hard moments. Moments that challenged me. Moments that almost broke me.

But then there are the moments when it all comes together and I know exactly why I fought like hell to be here. Moments like these, when my heart could split open with the happiness I’ve found. No, scratch that — with the happiness 𝙬𝙚’𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙.

Today and every day, I’m thankful to be right here. ❤️ Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours 🍁 

📸: the oh-so-patient @hbphotography630 

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Partners ❤️🔎🕵🏻‍♀️🕵🏻‍♀ Partners ❤️🔎🕵🏻‍♀️🕵🏻‍♀️
Questionable parenting decision: Taking three boys Questionable parenting decision: Taking three boys ages 5-8 to @medievaltimes_chicago for Mother’s Day. You’d think two moms would know how to do ‘our day’ better. 😂 There was some whining, some tears, some beer, and some light-up weapons ... but somehow a lot of fun too. 

Life these days is far from Insta-perfect but it’s mine ❤️
“𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜...” 
- 𝚝𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚠𝚒𝚏𝚝

Sometimes a moment changes everything. A kiss. A sunset. A friendship that’s suddenly more. 

a #loveislove story is on the blog tonight 🖤

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