Growing up, I never got to experience what it was like to have grandparents. I remember watching the joy on a classmate's face when their grandparents came to school to have lunch with them with a Happy Meal in...
On Friday, October 25th, two of our Houston Moms Blog Contributors, Jennifer H. and Elizabeth B. went to Cullen Performance Hall to see Hillary and Chelsea Clinton speak about their new book, "The Book of Gutsy Women : Favorite...
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
As a kid, I shrank at this question. My chest would tighten; I knew what was coming next.
Grown ups love asking this question, but typically, the answers invoke one of...
She's beautiful, my mom. Her happiness when she is able to catch it, is breathtaking. She loved my birthday. It very well could have just been my perception as a child, but she doted over it as if it...
This is not an easy topic for any parent to even think about, but it has increasingly become one we must speak on nonetheless. We live in a dangerous age where children are not just simply ‘being children’. We...
The Prequel
I heard Lizzo play the flute before I ever heard any of her lyrics or saw her perform. Let me be clear, without any of the present day fanfare - I classified her as a bad mamma jamma....
Today is my 40th birthday. To be honest, I've been dreading this day for months, to the point where it's caused actual anxiety and low-key depression. What's weird is I am decidedly not a birthday person- I have no...
I having been living in France for exactly one month, and there has been a moment each day that I feel like I want to give up and go back home to Houston. There has also been a moment...
My name is Joi and I am a cheater. There. I said it. I cheat. I make no excuses about it. Adulting is hard work and sometimes, we just have to get through by any means necessary. I've come...
Dear Dad,
There just isn't anyone quite like you. You are a one of a kind guy. I realize that sounds trite. But many others, even those outside our family, concur on this point. You were always stirring the pot...
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Houston summer is upon us! Now is a great time to start planning outings in and around town for you and your family. Luckily,...
