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If You Want to Stay Married Happily You Must Hate The Same People

March 16, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 8 Comments

I recently looked at my husband after we watched the intense drama, Captain Phillips, and asked him, " Why do we hate Tom Hanks?" That seems like a crazy question right? I mean the man has been in beloved films like Castaway and Big and even headlined the campy classic TV comedy Bosom Buddies. And yet- my husband and I both have this mutual understanding that we hate him. I'm not even sure how or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Husbands & Wives, Marriage, Marriage, Marriage and Relationships, MMSG, Motherhood Musings Tagged With: Captain Phillips, Couples, couples and relationships, happiness with the opposite sex, Husbands and Wives, keeping your marriage together, love tips, married my sugar daddy, Melissa Chapman, Tom Hanks, what makes a marriage work

Trying to appreciate the little things my husband does

February 22, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 7 Comments

I know I take it for granted too. Yet watching my husband get ready for a big date night out, how he shaves his face, preens in front of the mirror examining every last wrinkle and new growth (yes as we age all of a sudden some of us begin to grow these weird skin tags in the oddest of places- but that's another post), in those few seconds I watch him and kind of fall in love with him all over … [Read more...]

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Easy ways to volunteer with your kids

December 21, 2017 by Melissa Chapman 8 Comments

So you probably have some time to volunteer with your kids and to be honest- your brood can only watch so many episodes of SpongeBob Square Pants right?! True my son can and has literally watched one episode about ten times in a row but I digress.  The bottom line is that you need to find activities to occupy your children's time so....what's a well-intentioned parent to do? Keep reading for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Easy ways to volunteer with your kids, Generation On, Parties with a Purpose, THE GIFT OF GIVING BACK

On Being Okay With Putting my Super Mom Cape Away

October 23, 2017 by Melissa Chapman 27 Comments

I wish I had all the answers. In fact I was sure at 44 years old that I'd have answers to just about any question or be prepared to tackle any situation my kids came up against. And when they were toddlers and pre-schoolers and even early on in grammar school that is what i did. I was that mom I thought they needed- I could anticipate and swoop in to catch them before their proverbial fall. If … [Read more...]

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The greatest gift I can give my daughter is belief in #ThePowerofFriendship

October 10, 2017 by Melissa Chapman 17 Comments

This is a sponsored post written in partnership with Friendship Dairies®  As a mother I know my every move is being carefully recorded and dissected by my daughter; my mini-me, my living, breathing shadow. Whereas when she was younger, and more easily distracted by shiny objects; i.e. her attention could be diverted by a candy necklace or a new video, I wasn't as concerned that my every action … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings Tagged With: Bonding with your kids, just for moms, Melissa Chapman, Mothers and daughters, parenting, raising kids, the Staten Island Family

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