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As Mothers are we Destined to forever feel guilty? PROBABLY! Good Thing there’s Netflix and #MOMSNEAK

February 25, 2022 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

Mothers are we Destined to forever feel guilty?

As Mothers are we Destined to forever feel guilty?  is a sponsored post. Thank you for supporting The Staten Island Family I was feeling my usual daily dose of guilt for the day; aka, worried that I'd said "one more minute, mommy's busy" to my son more than I'd have liked to. I wrestle with not being a good enough parent nearly every day. It's been a teetering balancing act for me for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings, Parenting Tips Tagged With: #MOMSNEAK, Mommy Guilt, Motherhood, Netflix, the Staten Island Family

No one tells you that the hardest part of motherhood is when your kids grow up

August 27, 2021 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

I really believed when I was smack in the trenches of arguing with my husband about not wanting him to buy the no-frills diapers- since my kids ALWAYS leaked through them- that once the stage of them being completely dependent on me for their basic needs was done- I'd be in the homestretch. But No one tells you that the hardest part of motherhood is when your kids grow up.   I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings, Parenting Tips Tagged With: hardpart about being a parent, Melissa Chapman, Mommy Guilt, Motherhood, multi tasking mamas, parenting, qualifications to be a parent, raising kids, raising well adjusted kids, the Staten Island Family

This Mom’s Rules for Raising a Son: There are no Rules

December 17, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 8 Comments

This Mom's Rules for Raising a Son: There are no Rules

I grew up in a house full of women. By the time I was twelve, and my mother finally gave birth to a son after having three daughters,  I'd been surrounded by so much estrogen I wasn't even sure that  there was room for any testosterone in my life. By the time I was 12 I also had a FRONT-ROW seat to the in-law drama that my mother lamented about on a daily basis. We lived around the corner from my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings, Parenting Tips Tagged With: being the mother of a son, mother in laws, Motherhood Musings, parenting boys

3 reasons I took away my daughter’s iPhone and why she PROBABLY won’t be getting it back

May 2, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 21 Comments

3 reasons I took away my daughter's iPhone and why she PROBABLY won't be getting it back

3 reasons I took away my daughter's iPhone and why she PROBABLY won't be getting it back -- I think I've been honest about my desire to be the cool mom. To be the mom that gives my kids freedom, choice and who doesn't hover or ask too many questions. I want to be that mom who allows them to develop their individual styles and tastes and doesn't project her wants and desires onto them. I try … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Melissa Chapman, Motherhood Musings, parenting, parenting your kids, raising kids, Setting Technology Limits with your kids, teens, the Staten Island Family

Mom’s Guilt Trip: Why it’s Okay for your Teen to Work this Summer

April 9, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 8 Comments

Mom's Guilt Trip: Why it's Okay for your Teen to Work this Summer

I've mentioned this once or twice before- I have a lot of guilt- like if you had to quantify it I'd say it could easily be stored in five large suitcases. So of course my Mom's Guilt Trip: Why it's Okay for your Teen to Work this Summer is weighing heavily on me. See I essentially carry these suitcases around with me everywhere I go. And yes they are heavy and they are constantly with me in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings Tagged With: raising teens, why teens should get a summer job

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