Have you heard the old adage that “when the cat is away the mice will play?” When children are left unsupervised it doesn’t take long for them to find, or create, a little mischief. Who can blame them? Our brains quickly process the situation: no one’s around, this doesn’t happen too often, let’s take advantage of this opportunity and have
Celebrity pregnancies are exciting and often portrayed as glamorous and we can’t help ourselves from following their every move for nine months. After the baby is born, we become obsessed with pictures of their little one and following the celebrity’s journey to getting back to their pre-baby weight. What bothers me most about the publicity of celebrity pregnancies is the
Every day, I talk to women in the grocery store, at my kids' school, birthday parties, doctors offices and online. These women share their real stories of motherhood and struggles. They have courageously shed their capes and dropped their masks. They say, "I was suffering during pregnancy and after the birth of my baby. I felt alone." They had difficult
I took nearly two hours to get ready for a fun night with my single girlfriends. My Michael Kors outfit was fab, my makeup was spotless, and the compliments were overflowing from my girlfriends. We were going to paint the town red, or at least that was the plan. But on that particular night I felt empty and more so
We all love theme parks, the excitement, characters, rides, the magic that thrills adults and children. As a mom you want to take it all in and have an experience of a lifetime with your family. You and your partner/husband, baby and toddler in tow, may want to attack this foreign land with the determination of climbing Mount Everest. It
It Is Hard To Walk Away From Toxic Relationships Why do we hold on to a toxic relationship? There is no solid one-answer-fits-all response. What is clear is that humans are creatures of habit; finding comfort within discomfort. Unfortunately, people who come from a dysfunctional family dynamic are also likely to repeat family dysfunction in their own respective families and
You now can check off your list, college, career and a long term relationship. So what’s next? A family? You agreed with your Mr. Right, “No baby.” A baby makes things complicated; it’s hard to have a career and ties you down. You have never felt the maternal pull. You are a woman of a new age, different than your
Is balance even possible with all we have going on today? What does balance even look like? It sounds good…it seems like something to shoot for but is it realistic? Too often we find ourselves overwhelmed and many times, it is with good things in our lives: jobs, children’s activities, social events, church, trying to stay healthy, and just day-to-day
How far can you go in involving your children when it comes to your ex-spouse? Ideally, I believe it would be best that all communication between you and your ex-spouse be handled between the two of you. There is absolutely no reason to involve your children. Are you not both grown up individuals? Why do you need to use a
Depression has become a serious problem in our teenage culture. There are many reasons for this trend but it is most important to notice the pressures faced by teens in today’s society. Apart from the pressure from parents to excel at school, teens also face immense pressure from their peers. Teens are struggling with “fitting in” while trying to answer
