Tag: raising girls
A Love for the Girl Scouts
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When I was growing up in the...
Protecting My Daughter’s Right to Say No
My daughter is about to turn seven, and I've noticed a shift. I used to curate her social schedule — penciling in play dates,...
A Letter to My Bold and Fearless Daughter
Dearest daughter,
The day you came into this world was the day I learned that no amount of planning could have prepared me for you....
Beautiful Enough: Defining Beauty for My Daughters
After growing up in Los Angeles and Orange County, California, and seeing an array of people from all different backgrounds and of all different...
Celebrating Women’s History and Raising Rebel Girls
Feminism is my favorite F word (now that’s really saying something). Yet, I’ve had conflicting feelings about Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day....
Gender & Expectations: Living in the Neutral Zone
Tutu girl.
That’s what my son told me a bully at school called him. It was pajama day and he wanted to wear hot pink...
Celebrating Women’s History Month: HERstory, OURstory
Starting in 1987, the United States designated the month of March as Women’s History Month. Considering we just elected the first woman to ever...
Puberty is Knocking
I first noticed it in the team huddle after the game I had just coached. It was a familiar smell, one that I grew...
Becoming a Girl Mom Wrecked Me
The day my daughter was born was one of the most life changing days of my life, and I didn’t even know it at...
How I Plan to Build a Stronger Mother/Daughter Relationship with My...
If you have a daughter, you know how that relationship between a mother and daughter can be very complex and occasionally difficult, especially when...
I’m A Girl Mom – What I Want You To Know
“Dad, do you have a lot of girls on your side of the family?”said the technician during our 20-week anatomy scan with our third...
My Daughters Have Skinned Knees, and I’m Still a Good Mom
As my two daughters get older, I am witnessing more helicopter parenting on several different levels. I am not going to lie and say...
Why We Love Princesses
In our house, we have embraced the princess theme.
Since having my daughter four years ago, I have read several articles that speak about not...
Don’t Tell My Daughter She’s Pretty
In 2010, my first child, a little boy, was born. Two years later, our little girl showed up. I worried that raising a girl...
Princess Culture – Bring it On
Recently, it was that time of year again when everyone wanted to know what my kids would be dressing as for Halloween. Let's start...
