transition Archives - Barbara Buckner Suárez

Growing Together Through Differences? Yes, Please.

The Third Edition of Becoming Us is available NOW! And I’m so excited to be the first stop on Elly Taylor’s virtual Book Blog Tour! Once upon a time, my Mom and I were having a discussion about something that might have been a bit controversial. I can’t...

No “Training” Needed

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | parenting, partners

I read this article from the New York Times and let me first acknowledge all of the really great things the author writes about as a new Momma: the need she has to ask her partner for more help, the attempts she makes to encourage her partner to show up and...

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,...

“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 & Motherhood

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | mothering

Like many of my birth-y friends and colleagues, I was intrigued to see the 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...