Anna Lind Thomas
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha, NE, United States
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Dear Santa, I want to destroy the house for Christmas
Dear Santa: My name is Lucy and I just turned 1. You can find me on your nice list, unless trying to bite my dog’s ear put me on the naughty list. I know a lot of kids want dolls or rocking horses or loud toys that light up and induce seizures in their parents for Christmas. That’s fine and all, but my heart desires other things: a drawer filled with stuff that’s really important to my mommy;… → Read More
What Really Happens When You Cook with Your Kids
How to make Pumpkin Spice Soft Biscotti Cookies while holding a baby on your hip and managing the toddler that's covered in flour. → Read More
My Mother's Intuition Saved My Life
Most of my kindergarten years were uneventful, except for this one. I was in danger, and my mom knew it hours before it happened. → Read More
I judged you mom friends, and I’m sorry
I judged you mom friends, and I’m sorry. If karma is real, take solace knowing I’m living it. → Read More
Baby Milestones: Pros & Cons
My joyous tears have ended and my Googling things like “Is it dangerous to lick a DVR?” has just begun. → Read More
Hey Parents, It's Time to Stop Freaking Out
Parenting is hard and it’s serious business, which is why it must be laughed at relentlessly. → Read More
Life lessons from a 10-month-old nutbag
Anna Lind Thomas wonders what it'd be like seeing the world through her baby's "precious eyes.""When Lucy wakes in the morning, I hear sweet, happy chatter as she plays peacefully in her crib. When I wake in the morning (usually from her sweet, happy chatter), I let out soft sobs and beg for a sleep redo. While she takes the day by the horns, my Kuerig is ridden hard and put away wet. She… → Read More
Does Technology Make Us Better Parents or Paranoid Stalkers?
While there are so many new tech products designed to keep babies safe (i.e. baby monitoring apps), it's also causing me to worry ... a little too much. → Read More
How to Make It Awkward When Hugging a Pregnant Woman
"Your feet look swollen. Would you be more comfortable hugging lying down?" → Read More
Bra Shopping Is the Worst When You Have Big Boobs
Is it too much to ask to find a new bra that is visually appealing (read: not beige), comfortable, and in the right size? Why yes, yes it is. → Read More
A Letter to My Hypothetical Teenage Son
These are some truths you need to hear to grow into a good, respectful, happy man. → Read More
Dieting with My Husband: An Unfair Weight Loss Journey
I ate arugula with a spritz of lemon for a week, while my husband ate pizza and drank mochas. I lost 1 pound; he lost 8. He's dead to me. → Read More
Ordinary Sounds I Now Loathe Thanks to Motherhood
Swear in public before I had a baby, shame on you. Swear in public after I have a baby, and somebody hold my earrings. → Read More
I Don't Have Many Mom Friends — and That's Okay
Not all friends are created equal and they definitely aren’t all meant to last forever, but the ones that do are especially precious. → Read More
A Day in the Life of a Glamorous New Mom
8 PM: Try rocking wide awake baby to sleep. Eventually begin singing “Please go to sleep before I lose my freaking mind” to the tune of “Hush Little Baby.” → Read More
Thanks to motherhood, I’m now a 'crotchety old lady'
When my husband and I moved back to Omaha from California, I wanted to live downtown. We were in our late 20s, childless and I wasn’t emotionally ready for the ‘burbs. → Read More
I Just Need 20 Minutes Where Nobody Is Touching Me
I love my baby and my husband so much, but after a day of nursing, kissing, rocking, being spit-up on and more ... sometimes I just need some space. → Read More
Because You Won't Remember
When we're rocking, I whisper to you all the things in my heart. You might not remember the words, but you will always know how much you are loved. → Read More
Boob Groping and Other Things I Was Oddly Fine with During Childbirth
When you're in the process of having a baby, things like "privacy" and "personal boundaries" fly right out the window. → Read More
5 Things to Keep Far, Far Away From Pregnant Women
From animal rescue commercials to movies like Steel Magnolias, when you're expecting, it seems like there are emotional land mines everywhere. → Read More