Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
What I want you to know about parenting with mental illness
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Lani Roberts. Photo by: Maranatha Pizarras I have three children: a son who died as an infant, an adopted son, and a biological daughter. My living children are . . .
The joy and pain of discovering old home movies
This post was sponsored by Legacybox. I have always been a curator. Ever since I was small, I loved keeping records of memories. I was a stellar diary-keeper and an impeccable pen-pal. I saved everything. I made books and collages and loved hanging pictures in my room.My friends and I loved making videos and creating scripts together. It’s no small wonder that I was drawn to blogging. I love that I have this space where my kids can read my thoughts and see snapshots of their childhood. I . . .
Okay, ladies, now let’s get in formation
This past weekend I had a "girls night out" with some friends to see Beyoncé in concert. I have been trying to be better about getting out with friends, and also better about buying concert tickets instead of having FOMO on instagram when others are at a big show. So when the Beyoncé tickets were announced for Los Angeles, I set an alarm in my phone and got online as soon as they went on sale, and bought the max number of tickets allowed (8). I figured I would see if there were a few friends who . . .
What I want you to know about being a sexual abuse survivor and Target shopper
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by an anonymous reader. Photo by: Joyce Huis Nearly a year ago, I had to take a break from Facebook when the news of Josh Duggar’s history of child molestation . . .
That’s what SHE said: the seduction of fixing others, how income segregation effects kids, holding it together on a short fuse, the glossary of happiness, a twitter handle made in response to Hollywood whitewashing, and more..
THE REDUCTIVE SEDUCTION OF OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS | medium.com A candid look at the inherent problems with young, privileged Americans drawn to social entrepreneurship who see the "exotic problems" of those in a foreign land as easily solvable and the dangers of their failed and misguided attempts..."Let’s pretend, for a moment, that you are a 22-year-old college student in Kampala, Uganda. You’re sitting in class and discreetly scrolling through Facebook on your phone. You see that there . . .
Friday Finds: Indoor / Outdoor
1. The Baracoa Indoor/Outdoor Rug | Lulu & Georgia 2. Eco-concrete Pentacle Side Table | Overstock.com 3. Wreathed Hurricane Votive | Anthropologie 4. Bryant Faux Wood Patio Picnic Table - Threshold™ | Target 5. Crafted Home's Indoor/Outdoor Modern Calabasas Table | Overstock 6.Marimekko for Target | Indoor/Outdoor Square Pillow 7. Bullet Lamp String Lights | CB2 8. Wild Indigo Outdoor Throw Pillow | Dot & . . .
What I Want You to Know About Being a Working Mom
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Krista. Photo by: Rawpixel My husband and I have 5 children ages one to eight. We also both changed career paths and have unused degrees for which we are still . . .
#TBT: parents, please educate your kids about adoption so mine don’t have to
On Thursdays I post from the vault. May is National Foster Care Month which seems like a great time to revisit this post from 2012. I took the kids to the park the other day, and I was seated just close enough to the play structure that I could faintly overhear a conversation that occurred between Kembe and several older kids. At first, I had a hard time understanding what was being said, but something about Kembe’s posture caught my attention. Typically, he’s a . . .
Why you should know infant CPR (and how you can learn it at home)
This post was sponsored by American Heart Association's Infant CPR Anytime® I learned to do CPR as a teenager. One of my first jobs was working at a water park, and it was a requirement of every employee. I went on to become a lifeguard, and keeping my CPR card up was always a part of that job. As I moved on and took a job in a group home, I had to maintain that as well. And then I became a foster parent. Same thing. For much of my adult life, I have had to know CPR. Knowing how to . . .
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