Dear Other Mom, You Win

Dear Other Mom, You Win

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Dear other mom, I see you everywhere. At dance class on Saturday morning, you arrive with your freshly painted manicure and pedicure. Your daughter, poised and sporting the same hairdo, smiles at me in a similar fashion, while you help...
As women, we share stories, experiences and our very lives with one another in a beautiful sisterhood of camaraderie. When I became pregnant with my first child, I was naive, but so very excited. My friends and family showered me...
Todo el mundo derrama, lo importante es limpiarlo  Translation: Everyone spills; the important thing is to clean it up. This is one of my mantras. I repeat almost daily to my little ones aged five and three. I want them...
Let Your Kids Fall

Let your children fall.

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     Moms... Let your children fall - yes, I mean this literally, and figuratively.  I know that I may incite anger in saying this, but I need to say something. I get it, the real world is hard, and the...
At a recent MOPS meeting, we played a little ice breaker called "Mom Guilt Bingo." Our cards were filled with things we don't brag about and that you won't find on our Instagram feeds (i.e. won't buy my kids...
It’s difficult to process all the emotions that we experience when tragedy strikes. Whether it affects us directly or indirectly it can be challenging to cope with and understand. It seems that tragic events have been happening more frequently...
I'm the Worst Mom Ever

I’m the Worst Mom Ever

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His large, blue eyes searched me for reassurance. I put both hands up, signaling him to stay calm, pretending I was fully aware of what was going on. I swallowed deeply and watched as he sat towards the back...
My Five Year Old Adult

My Five-Year-Old Adult

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My kindergartner is eating the school lunchmeat. This wouldn’t be a problem except that I don’t consider it ethically defensible to eat factory-farmed meat, and I would bet my life that the cow my son is eating was not raised...
Will you go with me on a trip? It's a trip of the imagination. We're going to travel back to a day when devices and their tiny glowing screens didn't dictate our every move. Back before "screen time" was a...
Dear Moms Near and Far,  You are AMAZING! Sometimes we don't ourselves credit for all that we do. From waking the kids up, getting everyone ready and out of the house on time, to running around getting to every destination on...

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RGV Guide to Family Fun – March 2024

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