A couple of weekends ago my family and I took a one-day road trip to Washington D.C. We love to travel and the occasion was it happened to be a beautiful spring day. I was really excited that our teen was actually around and able to join us (its a rarity these days). It wound…
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How To Give Your Teen Boys More Confidence
This post is sponsored by Mirum, but all opinions expressed are my own. Nothing could have ever prepared me for how fast my son would grow from a toddler into a teen. I feel like I blinked and all of a sudden my sweet smelling baby turned into a stinky teenager. If you have a…
9 Things My Biracial Children Are Tired Of
Do people ever ask what you are? My biracial children and I get that question fairly often and we are tired. People have always questioned what I am. Maybe because I look more like my Dad, including the light eyes, having lighter skin, and when I was younger I had curly hair. Want to…
How To Help Prevent A Medicine Overdose
This post is brought to you by the Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition’s Know Your Dose campaign and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. One of the main reasons I dread wintertime is because in my home it usually means colds, coughing and maybe even the flu. This year especially hit my family hard when both…
What You Should Know About Parenting Teens
Do you have certain moments in your life that you will never forget? One of those moments was when the nurse brought my son into me hours after I gave birth to him. That was almost 15 years ago now… Remember how I told you before about that blinking problem I have (you can read…
Why I Believe The Future Is Bright
Thank you Allstate for sponsoring this post. I chose to write this post because doing good in local communities is at Allstate’s core. Do you think the future has good hearts? Allstate believes in youth empowerment, and as the parent of two kids, I agree. I support their mission of inspiring and empowering the next…
19 Cool Holiday Gift Ideas for Tweens and Teens
I can’t believe I am saying this but the holiday and New Year will be arriving very soon. Maybe its just me, but I feel like this year has just flown right on by. When it comes to holiday gift giving in our house we are usually big proponents of giving more experience type of gifts. We…