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Back To School :: A Lesson About Rejection For Kids and Moms
“Hey buddy, come and look at your class list!” I said excitedly, remembering what it was like to learn who the teacher would be and what friends I would be in class with all year. I remember I...
View ArticleHow To :: Enjoy a Restaurant with your Toddler
When my son was a baby, it was so hard to take him out to eat. I would get to the restaurant and say to myself, “Why did I even bother?” But now that my son is a toddler, it’s easier and way more more...
View ArticleFear :: Raising a Black Child in America
Fear. Fear is defined as “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.” I describe fear as an absence of faith when things...
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I Wasn’t in Love with My Daughters at First Sight
Women love to tell their birth stories, often sparing nothing. Luckily, I consider myself a birth junkie so I enjoy hearing every minute detail. No matter what took place from the time the mom knew...
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Meal Planning for Working Moms
I know with all my heart that I am not the only working (or just plain BUSY) mom out there who loathes dinnertime each day. I previously struggled so much with this “Mom Task” that I would make lots...
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Mom Confessions :: When I Realized I’ve {Spoiled} My Kids
Once upon a time, there was a mom at a flag football game who made me completely bananas. Bonkers bananas. She was the one that yelled so much, and so loud, and was so over the top in love with her...
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Mom Confessions :: On Raising Middle Schoolers
I lived through those newborn days where my baby was confused about night/day and I felt like I could never sleep, it actually felt like it would never end. Then I lived through the terrible twos when...
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Am I Less of a Mother for Being a Working Mom?
In the field I work in, many women get pregnant later on in life than others because they chose to get advanced degrees to further their career. After putting in several years for school and reaching...
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Always Be the Best Dressed Mom in the Room
I once had a girlfriend tell me “it’s always better to be overdressed than under dressed.” Over the years I’ve had the chance to be both on many occasions, and thinking back – she’s absolutely right....
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Teachable Moments In Target
We’ve all been there. This story was relayed to me from a fellow mom who, like all of us, was just trying to get through another day. I’m sharing it here because I think we all have a valuable lesson...
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What I Loved Most About My First Adult Women’s Retreat
I have to be honest, I haven’t felt the need to attend an all-women’s retreat as an adult. I attended a couple in college through my faith-based sorority, but since graduating and entering true...
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Gratitude :: A Perception Change that {Really} Works
Some days, as a mom of little kids, it seems like all the cards are stacked against you. In those times, it can be extremely difficult to practice gratitude. It is kind of hard to be grateful when you...
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10 Shows You Want to Binge Watch on Netflix Now
There’s something about this time of year that makes me want to curl up with a blankie, sip some hot tea a hot toddy, and binge watch a great Netflix show on the couch while my kids pretend to go to...
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Surprise Diagnosis :: Pure Obsessional OCD
When I was in fourth grade, I remember being in the classroom playing with pogs and my opponent threw one at me (obviously my slammer had just destroyed his stack) and it hit me in the eye. I was...
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I Can Be a Better Mom When I Can Do Something {Just For Me}
Sometimes moms need a break from mommyhood. When I say a break, I don’t mean walking into another room to “breathe” and count to ten. I do that every day. I love my kids and some may say a little too...
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Why Christmas Morning at Home Is Awesome (and Why Travel Is Overrated)
Last year, my kids woke up in their own home on Christmas morning for the first time. They were seven and three. When my daughter was young, we would head to my mom’s house. Or, we flew to Dallas to...
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Why I Want My Kids to Have {Less} Fun
Because I am so mean. The end. Not really. I think this could sound crazy, but now that I’m emerging from toddlerhood I am realizing so many ways that I have prioritized things that entertain my kids....
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New Years Resolutions for {New Moms}
My daughter turned one just a few months ago. When I look back over the past year to reflect and recap, there are a few things that come to mind as a new mom that I think we can all take to heart and...
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I Kept My New Year’s Resolution for the First Time and it Led to {My Most...
The Resolution I have never been one to make (much less keep) a New Year’s resolution. Even when I have resolved to do something, it was the basic health-kick type goals, which just didn’t last long...
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Hey, Don’t Yell at My CHILD!!
I am a Mama Bear. My kids can do no wrong in my eyes, and I will protect them with every breath in me. Okay, that’s probably a little extreme, but I will defend them at all costs. Culturally...
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