raising daughters – H.E.R. Crisis

Advice to Share with your Daughters before School Starts

This week our babies will start the 2019-2020 school year. And as we parents prepare them with the supplies they need, let’s also remember to feed their minds with positivity and a fresh perspective. This point is key for our older babies seeing that they see, hear and understand the world a lot more and…

Celebrating Mother’s Day with a Mother’s Thought

Originally posted on The Chronicles of DNC My daughters teach me every day that it’s okay not to be perfect. I wake up daily wondering how to do more, talk more and be there more for them, even though they don’t ask for it. In my spinning mind, there’s always something more that I can,…

Motherhood Perks: 5 Embarrassing Things My Mom Did That I Do Now

This past weekend we celebrated Mother’s Day. As a mother of three—two teenagers and a toddler—I’ve learned that motherhood ain’t for punks. And what I mean by that, is that there are definitely grand and amazing days and then there are those rough and exhausting days. All and all, it’s still a blessing that I…

[Mid-WYFE Motivation] Make a statement for our daughters: Show your self love

I was just talking to my boss about how hard it is to raise girls today. I’m sure my mother and grandmother probably thought the same thing but really…there are so many obstacles for them to overcome. They have these reality shows, the digital “fakes” on FB, the gram, snap chat and all those other…