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Is My Child Being Bullied? How Do I Help?
When I walked in to my daughter attempting suicide due to extreme bullying, I was horrified and heartbroken. Most of all, I was surprised and felt guilty that I had missed that anything of this magnitude was happening in her life. Bullying has been around forever, heck, I was bullied as a kid, but bullying…
Ultra-Competitive Parents: Red Flags and Warning Signs
I love kids but sometimes I hate parents. This might come as a shock – as part of ModernMom, I work to perpetuate the idea of mothers supporting one another. However, when it comes to the ultra-competitive parents among us, I am ready to give up hope.
An Open Letter To Older Women Who Resent Younger Wives
Editor’s note: The following post was submitted in response to An Open Letter To Men Who “Trade In” For Younger Wives. It was originally published on The Tomboy Mommy.I know this letter was open to men, older men, but it asked a few questions of me that I chanced were not rhetorical and perhaps you wanted answered.As a woman married to a man who is 28 years older, I found An Open …
Battling Girl Bullies
Another bullying suicide hit the news recently: a 12-year-old Florida girl, Rebecca Ann Sedwick, leapt to her death after enduring a year of cyber taunts and threats perpetrated by a group of 15-year-old girls at he
The F Word
How often do you sprinkle the F word into your daily conversations? My biggest fear is What I most often fear is This insidious, immune-suppressing, seemingly threatening, adrenaline-racing word triggers in many of us, sweaty palms and tummy aches, overeating, under eating, headaches, sleepless nights and a plethora of other ailments. It strikes anytime, always lurking, patiently waiting for a weak moment to pounce. When we feel uncertain, incapable or doubtful, it attacks us with …