The Day My 5-Year-Old Girl Kissed a Boy

The Day My 5-Year-Old Girl Kissed a Boy

Camila was busy in the dinning room painting a plastic bracelet and embellishing it with rhinestones while I was in my bedroom hurriedly packing a carry-on for a trip I had to take in just a few hours. I heard her little feet run to the room while she screamed, “Mami, I kissed Roberto!”* Before MORE »

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5 Tips When Your Tween Goes On A School Trip

5 Tips When Your Tween Goes On A School Trip

My son is in fifth grade and just went on an exciting adventure: a four night school trip to our country’s capital. For the first time he boarded a plane without his family. Yes, I felt like crying. I’m happy for him but there’s a part of me that just feels he grew up too MORE »

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The Stories Told By My Children’s Cards

The Stories Told By My Children’s Cards

This post is sponsored by Disney Story. To find out more about this brand-new story-creation app – and how it puts the power of storytelling in your hands - click here. My children have written so many cards to me that I’ve lost count. I treasure every message, every drawing, and every letter I have collected over the years. MORE »

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Tales Of An Anxious Frequent Flyer

Tales Of An Anxious Frequent Flyer

My knuckles had turned white. I hadn’t realized how hard I was clasping my hands together until I heard the captain announce we had reached 33,000 feet up in the air. As a frequent flyer, this surprised me even more. I have been hopping on and off planes since I was a baby. Life, motherhood MORE »

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Divorce is Not So Bad…

Divorce is Not So Bad…

I remember the first time I thought of myself being divorced, tears rolled down my cheeks. I felt sorry for me. I was angry and disappointed. There are always two sides to every story, so I’ll avoid making personal comments about why I got divorced. In the most general terms, my ex-husband and I were MORE »

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Social Media Conferences Are Business Trips. Period.

Social Media Conferences Are Business Trips. Period.

As soon as I read the headline and the lede, I cringed. I know Katherine Stone. What could have been a wonderful opportunity for her has made her feel like crawling under a rock and had her apologizing to husbands and mom bloggers everywhere. Thanks to the Wall Street Journal, I learned that the social MORE »

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The Betrayal That Wasn’t

The Betrayal That Wasn’t

I looked at him sleeping right next to me, blissfully unaware of what would happen in the next few hours. He honestly had no idea of how our lives would change. A silent tear ran down my cheek because I felt horrible for what I was going to do to him. I felt I was MORE »

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