“No Mama, that’s a boy toy! I want the Elsa microphone!”
In general, I don’t have many flashes of brilliance as a parent, but one of mine is that I have NEVER bought my kid a toy when she is...
I'm not fond of resolutions. At the turn of each new year it feels a bit daunting to come up with new intentions that I may or may not stick to. I hate the pressure and don't like letting...
"Am I enough?"
"Am I doing this 'mom-thing' right?"
"Do they know how much they are loved?"
I try not to let the constant refrains play in my head, but late at night, when I've finally settled down and all I'm left...
I think we can all agree that Covid sucks. While masks and vaccines are a hotly debated topic, the fact that the pandemic has caused extraordinary inconvenience (to put it lightly) on everyone’s lives is not. It has officially...
By the time my son started his senior year of high school, he was "that" guy. Alex wasn't just regular popular, he lived at the pinnacle of popular. I watched him bloom from the quiet kid we used to...
This is the tale of two houses. The house I live in when no one is around and the house I live when someone is about to step foot inside.
The house I live in when someone comes over is...
This month, Houston Moms Blog is saying goodbye for now to our contributor Emily, whose family is moving to France. Here, she shares her reflections on leaving our city to become a Houston expat.
It came as just as much of...
August 27th is National Forgiveness Day. On this day, I ask you to reflect on those you’ve forgiven who didn’t deserve your forgiveness, but you still gave it to them anyway.
Forgiveness
Forgiveness not a word often used in our daily...
April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month and Houston Moms Blog is dedicated to helping raise awareness about child abuse prevention. This is one mom's story.
Recently, I joined a new group of parents. It wasn't a voluntary membership; I...
What is Galentine's Day? I'll let the lovely Leslie Knopes explain it to you.
"Oh, it's only the best day of the year. Every February 13th, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and...
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Family-Friendly Things to do in Houston this Weekend (December 6-8)
The holiday season is here! With the cooler weather comes holiday parties, cookie baking, school breaks...and cold and flu season. Getting sick is no...
