Barbara Buckner Suárez, Author at Barbara Buckner Suárez

You’re the Peanut Butter to My Jelly

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | milestones, mothering

(There’s a reason I haven’t posted in awhile… It would appear that getting one’s oldest child prepped and ready for her first year in college can actually eat up a LOT of one’s time. Time that used to be devoted to one’s blog! Ahhh,...

Commitment

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | Becoming Us

When you make a commitment to someone else, that’s HUGE. Sometimes I’m amazed at how much time and energy people put into the planning of a wedding, commitment ceremony, or party to celebrate their love — and how very little time and energy goes into what happens the...

“Ikigai” — My Reason For Being

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | calling, work

Have you ever heard the term “Ikigai”? While you might be tempted to think it’s pronounced, “ICKy guy” its actually pronounced, “I-kuh-guy” and it’s a Japanese concept that means “a reason for being.” I hadn’t heard this term before today. A friend posted on FB an...

“The Twilight Zone”

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | parenting, support

The other morning, I startled awake trying to piece together a dream that was incredibly disturbing to me… You see, I was pregnant and in labor. But I wasn’t the only one! My dear friend (and fellow Momma of four, Jen) was also pregnant and in labor at the exact same...

Pop Culture Is Changing Our View of Motherhood — But Is It For The Better?

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | mothering, pop culture

Like many of my birth-y friends and colleagues, I was intrigued to see the new theatrical release, Tully. The story is about a newly postpartum Momma of three small children and “Tully” the night nanny who comes to help her get back on her feet after the birth of her...