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!

What I Learned While Watching My Children Play

For about half an hour now I have been sitting quietly at my computer flipping around Twitter and Facebook looking for inspiration to take my blog to the next level. But I am distracted. Because for that same half hour, my kids have been sitting in front of my on their tablet playing ' guess [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:43-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|2 Comments

Tales of the Defiant Stay At Home Mom

I've HAD IT! I am allllll done! Finished! DONE! Over it. Well, you get the idea. What am I over, you ask? Being the perfect stay at home mom and housekeeper. Yep. I am giving it up for Lent, brushing it under the rug and turning my defiant back to the reasoning that - if you stay [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:44-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|6 Comments

Dealing with Emotional Isolation

Dealing with Emotional Isolation

I have been through some things in my life that are probably out of the norm. Not necessarily any worse than other people. But things that I just have out there. Even as a little girl, I have used writing as a way to let those experiences filter through me and onto paper, lifting the weight that I had [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:44-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|23 Comments

How the Sandy Hook Shootings Changed my Motherhood

How the Sandy Hook Shootings Changed my Motherhood

When my oldest daughter was born in 2006 I learned that motherhood comes with a list of fears. Rational or not, I worried about SIDS, car accidents, her getting smothered in a blanket, dropping her and someone taking her from me when out and about. I worried when she toddled off to her first day [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:44-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|6 Comments

Leave Your Light on for Prayer for Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting in CT

Please share this, tweet it and let's show Connecticut that we can band together to pray and help them through this horrid Connecticut School Shooting tragedy that happened today, December 14, 2012. How the Sandy Hook Shootings changed my motherhood As a show of unity and prayer let's all leave a burning candle or our [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:44-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|152 Comments

How to Verbally Pay It Forward & What it Means to Me

Years ago when I was a little girl going through some trying times in my life, a state social worker told me that no matter what was happening in that moment, I had the ability to thrive in life. I did not understand what he meant then but I have carried that with me all [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:44-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|2 Comments

Child to Cherish Holiday Ornaments Make Keepsakes for Your Holidays #HolidayHandPrint

I think every parent wants something special on the tree from their kids. Something they can pull out every year and be reminded of another time when the pitter patter of little feet woke everyone Christmas morning! But, at least around here, we want those keepsakes to be original, affordable and easy to create. That [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:44-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|1 Comment

The Perfect Bedtime Snack: Cooked Carrots

A few months ago I came up with the genius idea of putting all of my kids beds in the same room. It has worked beautifully and the night time fears and fights at bedtime have subsided. Mostly. Generally, I announce bedtime and it is met with "nooooooo" and "wait, mommy, I just need one more thing". But [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:45-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|1 Comment

5 Things I LOVE About My Chevy Suburban

Nope, this is not a sponsored post. And nope, I was not asked to do it even though I have an affiliation with Chevy. I simply LOVE my Suburban that I bought this year and wanted to share why! Plus, I have so many ask me about gas mileage and the ease of use with three [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:45-05:00By Lori|Chevy, Raising Daughters|3 Comments

Challenge Accepted: Bring It On Kids!

My children are professional children. I am an amateur - yet motivated - mother. To say that the head butting in this house makes Elks look like they are giving love taps is more in line with the truth than anything else. And we are all girls. Recently I have been dealing with the [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:45-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|5 Comments

My Divorce: A New Kind of Motherhood

My Divorce: A New Kind of Motherhood

Three months ago my husband moved out. Two months ago, I filed papers for a divorce. One month ago, I spent any spare time in bed trying to wrap my head around the failure of my marriage. And last week, I dragged myself up, put a smile on a my face and started to refocus. [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:45-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|44 Comments

When the Toddler is the Tyrant

I have really good kids and am extremely blessed. They play well together - only on Thursdays at 11:12am, however - they love each other - as long as they all have new toys - and they listen to me and do all I ask with respect - fantasy parenting is too a real sport! [...]

2016-05-11T15:36:45-05:00By Lori|Raising Daughters|6 Comments

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