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10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids

March 12, 2021 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids

I know scheduling 10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids is a lot easier said than done and even when I get that time in; my son is a bit hard to impress. It feels like it is increasingly getting that much tougher for us parents to compete for our kids' attention having to keep up with the excitement of a fast-paced movie or television show for their affections. And of course it … [Read more...]

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8 Tips to Raising a Self-Confident Daughter

February 7, 2021 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

8 Tips to Raising a Self-Confident Daughter

8 Tips to Raising a Self-Confident Daughter BEST OF FRENEMIES: MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS AND WEIGHT Barbie gets a bad rap. She’s has been the prime suspect in crimes against girls’ and women’s self-esteem, followed closely by fashion designers and photoshop artists. But is she solely to blame? It’s complicated. Yes, society’s expectations and pop culture play a role, but for many women, our … [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...]

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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...]

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Watching my husband give our son a hug-makes me fall in love with him all over again

October 27, 2016 by Melissa Chapman 6 Comments

I'll be honest when my kids ask me to pinpoint the first time they crawled, the first word they said, or any of their firsts I struggle to try and remember and I have *been known* to fudge the truth about my memory of their early years because well to be blunt...IT SUCKED. I remember nothing. I feel like their infancies are these huge periods of time where everything felt fuzzy. I was a miserable … [Read more...]

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