Do you want your daughter to tell you everything? My daughter does. I was just about my daughter’s age when I stopped talking to my parents. A precocious 9-year-old, I was ultra-sensitive to the energy of the people around me and was a master at reading body language. It was around that time that I…
Category: Daughters
I Am Not Raising a Sorry Daughter
Oh, I’m sorry! Sorry to bother you… Hi, uh, I’m sorry. I just wanted… Have you ever listened to how often the women around you apologize? All day long it’s sorry this and sorry that. Amazing women, brilliant women. Helpful, caring, supportive women. And ten, fifteen, twenty times a day they’re apologizing just for living….
Tales of a 4th Grade EVERYTHING
Wow. Fourth grade. If it’s anything like last year, we are in for an interesting ride. Ayva learned a lot last year about managing her time, and taking care of obligations. Our entire family did. From choir to Girl Scouts, theater, basketball, and church—not to mention homework and chores, we all stayed busy. This year…
8 things I’m teaching my daughter before she goes to college
I am a proud ScholarShare 529 Ambassador. This is a sponsored post. My daughter is starting the 4th grade in the fall, and I can’t believe that in eight short years she’ll be headed off to college. I still remember the first day I took her to nursery school. That day, walking into the building…
Keep your on the go kid fueled up with this simple parenting hack
Thank you CAPRI SUN for sponsoring this post. You can find CAPRI SUN’s four new drinks All Natural Ingredient and No Sugar Added* at most grocery retailers nationwide, including local grocery stores, mass merchandisers and club stores. This has been the busiest school year that we’ve had yet. Not only does Ayva have more homework…