Tag: parenting

Traveling always felt like the key to unlocking a secret that the whole world was in on except me. A sense of mystery and...

I teach my kids to love everyone. We don't see color in our house. My child is too young and innocent to discuss issues of inequity...

When I found out I was having girls, I knew I had to take steps to ensure my daughters would have an equal footing...

Some things are more challenging to write about than others. I've started and deleted this post about ten times because it hurts my heart...

My husband often travels for work as a Corporate Trainer. He's been in this job for about two years, and I jokingly refer to...

I help run an after school Poetry Club and last week while celebrating Black History Month, I had my high school students read, “won’t...

I have a confession to make. The first time I really felt like a mother was not the first time I held my beautiful...

Motherhood is like trying to fold a fitted sheet: no matter how often I got it "right" before, I struggle to remember how to...

I am Melinda, a local mom and an 11th and 12th-grade English teacher in NYC schools. I am engaged to be married in 2019...

2018 was another great year for Westchester County Mom. Our contributors live, work, and parent in Westchester, and are passionate about sharing real stories...