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New Year, New Owner!

As we approach our 9th birthday on Feb 13 2024, I wanted you to be the first to know about some very big news... After much consideration over the past 3 years, I have been working to find the right buyer for Ubuntu Baba, to take our brand to the…
Shannon McLaughlin
February 5, 2024
Motherhood

Can we normalize mediocre Mother’s Day?

You know, like for all the mamas who were up all night with a fussy babe and then up at the crack of dawn with the toddler. And for those mamas whose partners totally dropped the ball on a gift and flowers and breakfast in bed or any sort of…
Ubuntu Baba
May 10, 2021
Motherhood

I’m only three

Toddlers are hard. Really hard. They talk about the terrible two's but for me, those never really arrived. I had the terrible first month, and second month and basically first year. Because I just didn't realize how much of a slap in the face motherhood really would be for me.…
Shannon McLaughlin
April 21, 2019
Motherhood

Motherhood in an #instaperfect world

My son is now 4, which means I get to shower alone most of the time. Sometimes he is sitting there watching me, shouting things like "poop-bum" and then falling over and laughing his head off because he can see my bum... but other times, I'm alone. Alone in the…
Shannon McLaughlin
November 11, 2018