Tag: life lessons
How Do You Explain a Tragedy Like 9/11 to Young Children?
My kids are curious. They have questions about everything. Often, I can answer their questions, rely on Google, or just fake it. But every...
How to Teach Chubby Girls that Their Jiggle is Okay
Sometimes I wonder how many 12-year-old girls wore control top pantyhose in the 90s? I wonder because I did, but also because I can...
If You Don’t Have Anything Nice To Say…
Yesterday the mama bear in me came out. I had to keep myself restrained, but I really wanted to explode. My girls and I...
Wandering & Wondering
Friends, I have been thinking. My mind begins wandering and wondering when I’m walking alone, and each time my walk is over, I come...
Why Isn’t Your Child the Same As You?
My family portrait may be a little unconventional. There are only three people in it; my two daughters and myself. My girls have beautiful,...
Following the Unexpected Path :: Meet Donia
My name is Donia, pronounces like the Spanish word Doña. Not Danyuh and not Donna or Dona. I just wanted to get this out...
6 Life Lessons I’m Learning From My Two-Year-Old
My son will be turning two this month, and boy, am I getting a glimpse of what's to come! Every day he pronounces new...
Shame Versus Guilt and WHY Words (especially with children) Matter
When your child does something that needs correcting, what words do you choose?
As I’m entering my age of awareness, I’m becoming increasingly sticky with words...
Powering Through Without the Power
The ability to power through is an internal switch that flips when you become a mom (along with the maternal instinct). But the word...
Sacred Summer: How I Built My Resilience
In some ways, Summer 2020 beat me down hard. COVID was rampant, my kids were home, my business was slow, and my anxiety was...