You would think that building confidence in tweens & teens is easy. Think again! I have been a parent for 18 years. While that is a long time, it does not by any means make me an expert on parenting....
There is a reasonable explanation for me rebranding Verified Mom. Being a mom is all I know how to do. It's all I've done for 18 years. Now that the kids are older, things they say or do are far from...
I hate the mirror. Â The other day I was trying on clothes and there staring back at myself in the mirror, was me. Â The view I saw was one I had seen many times over. Â I have even posted...
We are very excited to have Holes in the line up this month. It happens to be my oldest daughters favorite book and movie. If you haven't heard about Holes, it revolves around delinquents who go away to a detention camp and are forced to dig hole after hole.
Are you a Beatles fan? How about a cute cartoon fan? Ok, how about a Netflix fan? If you said yes to any of those, you are going to LOVE the new Netflix Original animated series, Beat Bugs. We are a music loving family so this series really captured our hearts as well as our ears.
Dear Self,
We spent a lot of time together this weekend while camping out in the wilderness.  It's something we have not done together in years; over 20 perhaps.  While spending some much needed time together I learned some valuable lessons; some...
The other day I went to the doctor and I liked it. Â I haven't been to the doctor in three years. Â I have been putting it off because I hate doctors. The last time I was seen by...
I have been a mother for seventeen years. I have three children, and between three different souls, I feel I've been exposed to every parenting situation in the book. However, with my youngest daughter, Gianna, I received a lesson...
I am cheating on myself with.... myself.
Over the last few months I have learned a lot. Â I have learned that I sabotage myself. Â Yes, I do things to sabotage myself because it's what I know and a result of...
Parent vs. Friend
Parents listen up! You can be a parent or you can be a friend, but you can't be both at the same time. Here's the deal. I am a parent of three beautiful children. They range in...