Tag: daughters
She’s NOT My Mini | Mothers, Daughters, and Identity
Lately, as my daughter enters her preteens, I've been thinking more about identity- mine, hers, and the complicated relationship between mothers and daughters. I’ve...
My Experience As A Black Mom In Austin
While there are many shared experiences that unite most first-time parents, the preparation for parenthood felt a little different for me and many of...
Let’s Get Loud
I remember 12 year old me dancing in the mirror. Music loud. Body free. At school dances when others walked around the dance floor-...
Believe It & Be It :: Girls Empowerment Network
Believe It & Be It :: Girls Empowerment Network
When I look at my daughters I want so much for them both. I want them...
Mothering Older Kids – How They Prepare for Flight
Mothering Older Kids - How They Prepare For Flight
You don't prepare them. They make the necessary preparations on their own. You are simply there...
Raising Daughters In A Sexually Pushy World
Raising Daughters In A Sexually Pushy World
The older I get the more conservative I get. The biggest reason is Jesus. In our home, we...
The Pre PreTeen Years: A Different Kind of Love
My daughter is almost nine years old. N-I-N-E.
She is strong, independent, funny, smart, and caring. She doesn't need help picking out clothes, brushing her hair,...
On Being a Girl Mom
My daughter is strong and brave. She will try anything once -- dirt, rocks, water from a hose, dog food. She climbs past the...
10 Signs You’re Living in a Girl’s World
Growing up with only one brother, I had NO idea what to expect when we had more than one daughter...three to be exact. I...
Why Our Daughters Are Hitting Puberty Earlier Than Ever
As a mother of three girls, it scares me to death when I see study after study about girls hitting puberty much earlier these days. (And just...