I’m a pretty new parent and well, recently I’ve been faced with a whole new challenge. People keep buying my daughter white dolls or toys with white characters on them. I know that when those gifts were given it was a sincere gesture and there was no negative motivation involved. I’m sure they thought the doll was [...]
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The other day I found myself saying, “I can’t believe what kids are wearing these days!” Then I shook my head in shock and thought, who am I? My mother? I certainly sound like her. I am only in my thirties for goodness sake, when did I become such a stick in the mud? I [...]
As a parent you are introducing a new member to society. This person can either benefit society or be a nuisance. Your children are a reflection of you and like Mariah Carey, you only want to show your good side! Do not over indulge your child It’s a battle to raise a happy child, yet not [...]
Growing up I was known as the “drama queen.” One of my nicknames was “last word” because my family claimed I not only had to argue about everything and anything but that I also had to have the last word. I naturally assumed that these descriptions were true. After all, my family relayed them to me as if they were fact. [...]
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