Tag: daughters

How Netflix is Strengthening Our Mother Daughter Bond

Hi, I’m Sara. I’m just a mom who is trying to balance life {life “balance” is a myth, by the way, but that’s a...

An Open Letter to My Daughter on Her Fifth Birthday

Dear Avery, Today on your fifth birthday I have lots of thoughts and emotions running through my mind. You are my firstborn. The one who...

Seeking Double XX Chromosomes and Wildest Dreams

My first baby had a penis. As luck would have it, so did my second baby. While these babies were relatively cute and fulfilled all the...

You, Me Girls:: The Beautiful Bond of Mothers and Daughters

There is something so special about mothers and their daughters, and oftentimes, it's difficult to find the words to describe what that thing is....

5 Life Experiences I Wish Upon All of Our Daughters

In honor of International Women's Day, I recently found myself thinking about life experiences I've had that I hope my teenage stepdaughter has the...

How I Show My Daughters that Girls Can Do Anything

I am the builder in my family. I’m Mrs. Fix-It; a role I take on willingly. Our friends laugh because the garage full of...

Dear Daughter :: You Are Not A “Tomboy”

  She was just five years old when I met her, already comfortable with and proud of her self-proclaimed "tomboy" status. My youngest daughter {my...

5 Ways to Start Building a Strong Mother-Daughter Bond Now

I love my mom, but I didn't fully appreciate her until after having my own kids.  One of the things that I wished we...

Carrying the Weight

As a mother, I am the number one influence on my daughter's body image. Not the un-read fashion magazines spilling out of the basket...

Daddy’s Girls & Lessons Learned

{For just two weeks, we are handing over our computers to the men in our lives and turning this little piece of the world wide...