HeyJaredMother May I?
Exploring the wild, messy, and often absurd realities of trying to bring a baby into this world (and all that comes after). For aspiring parents, new parents, experienced parents, AND the people who love them.
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The hardest part of this transition has very little to do with our new home (opens the original)
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I’m not loving this phase of parenting.No to sugarcoat it… lolThis doesn’t mean there aren’t wonderful things about this age (1.5 years old), but instead of these marvel-worthy moments coming up between relatively mundane ones (watching your child push a box around is only so interesting…), our time together is frequently punctuated by strong negative feelings.That box he was enjoying pushing? IT IS STUCK AND THE WORLD IS ENDING.The shower splashing he was loving? I WANT OUT RIGHT NOW AND I DON’
Why I fired a new client after only a few weeks (opens the original)
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If you came here for Honduras content… SURPRISE! I write about all sorts of things on Substack… from building a “good enough” consulting business, to parenting in my own way, to (yes) moving with my family to the island of Roatán. This week, we’re talking business, but I promise you’ll still like the vibes! After a sloooow start to 2026, I signed two new clients in March. One was a retainer client that came from my network but took a couple of months to close (they were busy fundraising), while
The Roatán Diaries: Week 1 (opens the original)
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Just one week ago we landed in Honduras, with four suitcase, two carryons, a backpack, a diaper bag, a carseat, a travel crib AND a stroller. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="468.63157894736844" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PTDN!,w_1456,c_l
None of this was the plan (opens the original)
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Being on the verge of a major life transition (moving to Honduras), has me reflecting on the twists and turns of my life I didn’t see coming — and certainly didn’t plan for — and how things can work out better than you imagined, even if (in the moment) everything feels like it’s crashing down around you.I feel for the young people just entering the workforce as companies stumble through what the heck they’re doing with AI. In the same way I felt for the kids navigating college and their first jo
Why Honduras? (opens the original)
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When you tell people you’re moving to Roatan, Honduras with your toddler (and husband), their first question is often…Why Honduras?And while the decision to temporarily relocate to Central America happened quickly, it was far from random.In fact, when Husband Miles and I first started considering a Brooklyn detour, Roatan was my first suggestion. And as we talked about our options for approximately 752 hours over the course of three weeks, we kept coming back to this option.“Honduras has merits”
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