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Raising Boys is Like Living in a Frat House

January 21, 2022 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

since my daughter departed for Wisconsin - I finally realized that Raising Boys is Like Living in a Frat House. AKA I got a taste of what it is like to live in a testosterone fueled house. I've laughed at memes that compare a boy mom's life to living in a frat house and thought- aww c'mon it can be that different from living in a house with daughters! But I honestly never realized … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting, Parenting Tips Tagged With: boy mom, Raising Boys is Like Living in a Frat House

The Only Five Parenting Tips You will Ever Need

January 10, 2022 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

So we are more than a few months away from putting those lofty parenting resolutions we all crafted and are determined to stick to in 2022 into practice. ( I have some help for those of us myself included who have fallen off the wagon -- The Only Five Parenting Tips You will Ever Need ). Unfortunately, oftentimes rather than focus on all the wonderful gifts you've just given your kids many of us, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting Tagged With: Be with them, Hold them Close, Let them CRY it out, Listen, Remember you are NOT always right

Is being a good enough mother…enough?

March 31, 2021 by Melissa Chapman 2 Comments

Is being a good enough mother...enough?

Is being a good enough mother...enough? After I had my daughter what feels like almost a lifetime ago ( shoot it was almost 10 years ago) I was blessed enough in my personal life to be able to stay at home and luxuriate in full-time motherhood. I had all these grand notions about how effortless and all encompassing it would be- the love would be so palpable, that I'd be able to subsist on it … [Read more...]

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Wishes for my Daughter on her Birthday

April 24, 2020 by Melissa Chapman 1 Comment

Wishes for my Daughter on her Birthday

Wishes for my Daughter on her Birthday I am constantly reminded about the fragility of life and that every day with my daughter is a gift (even the ones where she is telling me that I am turning our house into a hoarders den).  How is it possible that my ginger is going to be 19 this month?!? My april baby, my eldest (aka my burned pancake ? )   DOES she KNOW that she is my heart … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Melissa Chapman, Mothers and daughters, the Staten Island Family

Three Mistakes All Parents will Make (And That’s Okay)

November 29, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 8 Comments

Three Mistakes All Parents will Make (And That's Okay)

Last night while I was trying to get my 13 year old OUT of my bed and into his bed he reminded me ( or rather he tried to make me feel GUILTY) about that time I LOST him in the WATER PARK. Hence this post Three Mistakes All Parents will Make (And That's Okay). Because Yes that is right- I LOST my then seven year old at the Water park. Okay let me set the scene for you. Despite my husband's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Melissa Chapman, parenting and parenting styles, parenting fails, parenting guilt, parenting mistakes, the Staten Island Family

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