Raising Daughters

Raising daughters is fun, challenging and the most amazing part of my life. As a single mom, my daughters need a strong, reliable roll model. As a mom, I need support, love and understanding. Parenting in general is better with usable parenting tips, parenting advice and a supportive friend along the way. ADayinMotherhood.com aims to be that friend! My posts offer honest and real life struggles and celebrations that surround motherhood!

Myths About Single Moms That Just Piss Me Off

Myths About Single Moms That Just Piss Me Off

Last night while half listening to my girls sing the songs and talk about what was coming next as their favorite movie played and half listening to the show playing in my room, I encountered utter generalizations and myths about single moms that just pissed me off. Now you know that I never, ever curse [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:47-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|43 Comments

Stress and the Stay At Home Mom

Stress and the Stay At Home Mom

**Originally published 11/3/10** I have never been so stressed out in my life. Things are falling on my shoulders at the rate of a glacier per hour and I am begging every fat cell to man up and stand tall. Unfortunately, it is right after Halloween and they are too busy eating themselves into a [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:47-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|21 Comments

Do Not ANGER The Mother

Do Not ANGER The Mother

There are certain rules that society should follow. Certain common courtesy’s allowed to groups of people. When you see a person in a wheelchair or crutches, you open the door for them. When an elderly couple wants to sit at the last table in the restaurant, you let them. And when a Mother, saddled with [...]

2016-06-16T05:49:48-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|24 Comments

Did You Ask Any Good Questions Today?

Did You Ask Any Good Questions Today?

I was watching Master Class on Oprah’s new network, OWN, last night. The featured guest was Diane Sawyer, a journalist I used to want to be like. I always thought I would go into Journalism but picked Finance on the advice of a man I was dating at the time. He said Journalism was too [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:48-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|15 Comments

How {Not} to Run Out Of Gas on a Friday and Other Dramatic Confessions: Day 1

How {Not} to Run Out Of Gas on a Friday and Other Dramatic Confessions: Day 1

Today has capped a weekend of craziness, drama and unexpected events that have my head spinning, my pocketbook shaking in fear and my desire to run screaming to the nearest Donut shop winning. But instead of giving in and crawling into a corner with my Words for Friends and my favorite eBooks, I thought I’d share [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:48-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|4 Comments

Her Last Friday of Kindergarten

This is not going to be one of those sappy, grab the Kleenex, posts about how incredibly shocked and sad I am that my oldest daughter just completed her very last full week of Kindergarten. I won’t banish you to a trip down memory lane with recounts of the first time I let her off in the car [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:48-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|4 Comments

‘From a Mom Whose Kids Are Grown’

‘From a Mom Whose Kids Are Grown’

The other day was one of those days where the moment my feet hit the ground, everything went wrong. Aside from my kids being up a few times the night before and the mommyhood exhaustion that has become my daily companion, a call with my attorney topped the morning with irritation. Who knew protecting one's [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:48-05:00By Lori|Denny's, Raising Daughters|62 Comments

There Are Good Days Too!

There Are Good Days Too!

**Originally posted March 15, 2011** This morning, the girls got me up pushing on my forehead – a habit that drives me mad – and started with a bang. Mommy, I need… Mommy, I want, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy. Gearing up for one of “those days”, I poured my tired, achy self onto my bedroom floor. Trudging [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:48-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|22 Comments

I Want to Microchip my Kids

I don’t want to lose my kids. Not even for a day. Not for a moment, a minute, a second. Not at all. But as I hear of case after case of children going missing, being taken by strangers, people the family knows, non-custodial parents, getting lost in game machines… yes, that happened – I [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:48-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|7 Comments

I Don’t Believe in Love… Except I Do

I Don’t Believe in Love… Except I Do

I don’t believe in love. There… I said it. I don’t believe in the fairy tale ‘girl meets boy, they fall in love, boy asked her to marry him, they live happily ever after’ life that has been embedded into girl’s heads for generations. I might have at one time. A long time ago, possibly. [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:49-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|39 Comments

Today is Tuesday

Today is Tuesday

**Originally published April 12, 2011** Yesterday was Monday. Tomorrow is Wednesday. But today is Tuesday. A day to get up, get going, and get things done. Right after I have some coffee. A day that all three kids are home – no preschool – and the laundry needs to have a dent made in it, [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:49-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|8 Comments

The World’s Toughest Job of 2014 Interview: Director of Operations!! #WorldsToughestJob

The World’s Toughest Job of 2014 Interview: Director of Operations!! #WorldsToughestJob

The company, Rethom, Inc. is hiring for the hardest job of 2014. How would you like to apply? You don't get paid, stand 135 hours a week, give up sleep for others and basically selflessly driven? Well, check out the application process and apply within! The benefits are AMAZING! (Thank you to an awesome reader [...]

2016-05-11T15:35:49-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|2 Comments

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