I admit that while you are in swim class, that I don’t always watch you.
NYC Single Mom is Now A U by Kotex Tween Mom Ambassador #KotexMom
How prepared are you to talk to your daughter about their period? For me, I am not but I KNOW that I need to do it soon because she is now nine years old.
Denying Hugs Leads to Tween Insecurities – Therapy Thursday
My daughter is a hugger, meaning that there are times during the day that she just wants to be hugged. It’s not when we leave in the morning or late at night that she insists on a hug. Her hug requests happen spontaneously during the day. Here is where a collective, “aahh, isn’t that sweet, […]
Get Out of Your Sweat Pants – Why Friends Matters
Last week was not a particularly good week. Sometimes being a single mom just plain sucks and I would be lying if I said all is well but there are some days where I just don’t even want to get out of sweats. As it so happens, one of my very best friends called to […]
Can I Meet My Birth Mother? – Adoption Tales
Can I Meet My Birth Mother? “I will always love you, mommy!” my daughter proclaimed after asking if she could meet her “birth mother ” as we prepared for our Philadelphia trip. Now I went through this angst two years ago when we went to Philadelphia to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption agency I […]
Dear Daughter – Stay Fearless
They say little kids are fearless because they don’t know any better which is why you should start them early in certain sports like skiing or tumbling. Of course, I don’t believe that adage and think that lots of kids grow up fearful and I fit into that category. I hate the idea of falling […]
Celebrity Week – Wordless Wednesday
This week, I had the pleasure of attending a Pampers (my favorite diaper choice when my daughter was a baby) event at Kidville. Pampers has partnered with two-time Olympic Games Gold Medalist and Team USA Hopeful Kerri Walsh to celebrate every baby’s unique spirit of play and P&G’s sponsorship of the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. […]
Encouraging Your Child’s Passion
Years ago, the late Steve Jobs gave a commencement speech “You Have to Find What You Love,” which without a doubt is one of the most inspirational speeches you will ever hear. I thought of his inspiring speech last weekend, when I surprised my daughter with the news that I had enrolled her in swimming […]
Elephants on the Loose in Brooklyn – Wordless Wednesday
New York is famous for it’s street art and you never know where you will find it. I found these “elephants” on a wall while walking in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
World Trade Center Milestone -Wordless Wednesday Linky
The World Trade Center reached a milestone this week and is now taller than the Empire State Building. All I can say is about damn time. I took this photo across the river in the Brooklyn Bridge Park and took some liberties by making it interesting with picmonkey.com.
