Raising Daughters

'My daughter started at 9 and, I won't lie, I could not look at her in the eye the first few months. I just didn't know what to do. There had been no time, because I was in no hurry, to prepare her for it. To prepare me for it. It just showed up.' Melanie, mom [...]

As parents, one of the more fun things we can do is create magical memories around the normal parts of growing up. Losing teeth is one that I never really thought could be more than just exchanging a tooth for some money until I started talking to other parents about their tooth fairy traditions. There are [...]

Being a Tween Mom: Is This the Hardest Part of Parenting? There was a time in my life where I thought the stress level could not get higher raising daughters. I had three under three at one time. That should pretty much sum it up. The diapers, the bottles, the day that was ruined because [...]

**This conversation is brought to you in partnership with NATA. All opinions are my own.  #MyStoryWithNATA AD** Sign Up for the AtYourOwnRisk.org Newsletter NOW! She plays basketball on roller blades. She plays volleyball in the pool. She runs the most laps in the school fun run. She is athletic but sometimes clumsy about it. This [...]

It's time to give your best self to your family by offering yourself a little self-care and love. I was at a Lindsey Stirling concert last night and had the utmost pleasure when she took a moment to talk about how we all need to love ourselves in whatever form our life is. I kept looking [...]

It happened again. Three months after Parkland experienced it, 5 1/2 years after Sandy Hook and for the 22nd time this year. A school shooting rocked the quiet town of Santa Fe, Texas. It is the closest one to me thus far here in South Texas and the second worse mass shooting in Texas behind [...]

This is the ongoing, never ending, annoying and completely exhausting conversation we have in this house every day now. I am tired, tired, tired, tired of it. So, please, help me solve the issue. Should My Daughter Have Her Own Room? I have a 4 bedroom house that has two master bedrooms in it. The [...]

It's full. Completely crammed full. There is no more room. Not an inch of space, a centimeter of air, a millimeter of light. It is so full that things are falling out. Important things. Like children's names. The time I need to wake my kids up for school. My name. It has actually become a [...]

I won't lie. I have gotten angry. I have been frustrated. I have felt like a failure as a mother. I have blamed her, blamed myself, blamed my own laziness as a mom for the issue. I figure: she'll grow out of it by the time she is 5... 7... 10. Well, at almost 11, [...]

Do you just love to garden? Do you wish your kids loved to garden with you? Say no more! This article will share some key components gardening with kids so they will love it too. My favorite reason for springtime is getting out in the garden. There is just something special about digging in the [...]

I am sitting at a Starbucks, laptop open, typing away. I am checking posts, stats and searching for new ways to bring income into my home with my business. My oldest is at school but my two other daughters are next to me, creating funny faces on a app on their phone. My mom guilt [...]

I am not a prude. At least, I don't think I am. I am all about live and let live. Love who you want. Care for who you want. Do what you want. Just don't lie, cheat, use or take advantage of someone else in the process. Especially someone who is vulnerable and searching for [...]