Tag: growing up
Letting My Teenager Travel Out of the Country Without Me
This past summer was full of many wonderful experiences for our family. My children have reached ages where they are expanding their horizons and...
Body Image: Teaching My Daughter to Love Herself
From the moment I first heard that heartbeat, I (secretly) wished for a girl. So when the ultrasound technician confirmed the gender at our...
Thank You Daycare for Loving My Babies
From September to June, Monday to Friday, at 6:25 a.m., I am hustling out the door with arms full of bags, water bottles, and...
Wishes for the New School Year
Whenever a new school year starts, I find myself filled with hope. Hopes for myself. Hopes for my students. Hopes for the parents of...
The Top 10 High School Movies From the Past That Helped...
With back to school swiftly upon us, the start of a new school year always gets me thinking about classic high school movies. When...
For My Middle Child
Being a twin, there was a 50% chance of you being our family’s middle child. You came into the world two minutes earlier than...
Do I Look Pretty?
"Do I look pretty?" my nine-year-old asked as she looked at herself in the mirror. A simple question, but it took me a minute...
I’m a Neon-Loving, Crop Top-Wearing Mom of Three. Is It Time...
It all started with a pair of scratched sunglasses.
Not just any sunglasses, but custom neon ones I had designed online in colors with names...
It Does Get Easier
After having my second daughter 13 months after having my first, there was a long stretch of time that I felt my life would...
As My Kids Get Older, I Make Motherhood Fit Me
As kids get older and we move from the baby phase to toddler, to school-age with my oldest, I reflect on the type of...