Tag: growing up
The Mom Years
Some days feel like they’ve lasted a month, and months feel like they’ve lasted two hours. In Mom Years, time is different from years...
Thank You Moms of Big Kids
Thank you, moms of big kids, for helping me savor every moment with my little kids.
It has become a cliche and is the subject...
Troop Beverly Hills 2.0
I honestly never thought that out of all my kids, my daughter would be the one to get involved in scouts. My oldest son...
Finding Joy on the Stage
You always hear the phrases, "find your passion" or "do what you love," and all those clichés printed on Home Goods posters. And I...
Bring Back the Landline
About a month ago, I was running errands when my phone rang, and the contact for our landline appeared on my screen.
Immediately, I worried....
Let’em Fail: Why Letting Your Kids Stumble is Necessary
Catching your child before they fall begins with the toddler age when they are just learning how to walk.
The baby gates are up, the...
How To Foster Sibling Love
Siblings fight. That’s just what they do. When put in close quarters, they fight for attention, to be heard at the dinner table, and...
But How Do I Know if This Is Right?
One thing I have learned in my eleven years as a mother and six years as a mother of three is that decisions are...
Modest Is Hottest
Modest clothing for kids has been all over my feed recently. A mom went viral after shopping for dresses for her seven—and ten-year-old girls....
Not All Skinfluencers Glow: On Saying No to Tween Skincare
We were shopping for a back-to-school outfit at an outdoor mall last August when I first noticed my ten-year-old daughter eying Sephora from across...