Why I Choose to be a Great Stepmom
When I met my stepdaughter, or bonus daughter as I like to say, she was the sweetest little six-year-old that I had ever encountered. She immediately bonded with my biological daughter who was three, and assumed the role as big sister gracefully and naturally. My husband and I were married within six months, falling madly in love with our blended family and our similar passions. My daughter’s biological father passed away when she was two, and my husband seamlessly and lovingly stepped into the full-time daddy role, adopting my daughter and becoming her superhero.
The future seemed bright, but we had a very long and tumultuous custody battle ahead of us with his...
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Now what really came first.
What Really Came First?
You know that saying, "what came first, the chicken or the egg?" I don't think anyone has ever figured it out. While packaging Easter gifts for my kids last month (yep I'm that mom) I...
No screens before 24 months. Thereafter, children should have a maximum of 1 hour of screens until age 5. Why is this? We have all heard the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations, but does it really matter? Is that just for television time or does that include educational content as well?
What our family has learned from heeding screen recommendations.
Some of the reasons for the recommendations of no screen time until 24 months is because research has shown that there are zero benefits to screens, educational or not. What studies have shown are that screens before 18 months of age affect children’s speech and language skills including reading skills and attention in the long-term. What do we do in place...
I love the idea of Grandparents Day! What a sweet time to reflect on the people that helped to shape you and shape your parents.
I did not grow up with grandparents living nearby. My maternal grandparents lived in Venezuela and my paternal grandparents lived in New York. So it was a long trip to visit either set of grandparents.
I was very fortunate to spend one long summer in Venezuela, and I even went to school there for a couple of months, but I really cannot say that my grandparents helped raise me.
The difference between one family and another can be light years different.
My husband, on the other hand, lived on the same street as his mother’s parents. She did...
In 2022, we’re all aware of the need for self-care.
Whether it be a corporate office pretending to give a crap by extending lunch breaks or a spouse that feels they exemplified selflessness by “letting” a mom shower in peace, there’s a lot of pretending out there when it comes to self-care.
Self-care in Motherhood
It shouldn’t even be such a buzzword in motherhood because the idea around self-care when you’re a mom is to simply take tiny bits of time to “recharge,” just to go back to motherhood. When will society accept moms are people, too?
The thing is, while there’s a ton of support around taking care of yourself, even as a mom *gasp*, there’s a lot of judgment in the...
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Mardi Gras From the Perspective of a Krewe Dancer
Mardi Gras From the Perspective of a Krewe Dancer
It's that time of year we have been working towards all year long. Preparing three to...
