Carey Shofner
Originally from Indiana, Carey moved to South Carolina in 2009. She and her husband, Brett, met during college at USC and now reside in Forest Acres. She is an elementary school teacher turned stay-at-home mom to two wonderful boys. After struggling with infertility for years, their son, Milo, joined their family in November of 2017 through domestic adoption. In March of 2020 baby River joined the family via embryo adoption. In addition to being a SAHM, Carey works in Social Media Management, is a babywearing educator, and a postpartum doula. She enjoys writing, iced coffee, road trips, and connecting with other mamas online. Her passions include adoption ethics and education, infertility, mental health advocacy, plus size life, and social justice issues. You can follow Carey’s motherhood journey and more on Instagram at MessyAsAMother.
10 Unique Gift Ideas For Your Secret Santa
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8 Thanksgiving Traditions to Start this Year
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An Intro to Basic Babywearing
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The Worriers Guide to Weathering a Hurricane
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Any single men who’ve stumbled across this...
Talking to Your Kids About September 11
Talking to our kids about tragedy is hard. How do we bring it up? Should we bring it up? How do we make sure they know they're safe?
As a former teacher, I have a...
Getting Out of the Mom Funk
I feel ugly.
Wait … am I allowed to say that?
I don't want pity and I promise I'm not trying to get attention. I just feel like it's finally time to face the big ugly...
Planning a Road Trip with a Baby :: How NOT to go Crazy
Wait... Why would you do that?
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An Adoptive Mom’s First Mother’s Day
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