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Archives for August 2016

Charity Begins At Home

August 26, 2016

In light of our VERY FIRST DS+D charity event at Restyle Child (in Birmingham, Michigan) to benefit the "Wish Upon A Teen" foundation, I bring you this post from  February of … [Read more...] about Charity Begins At Home

Filed Under: Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: Bear Hug Foundation, charity, Community support, give back, kids helping kids, lifestyle blog, mom blogger, pay it forward

When You Have A Broken Heart

August 22, 2016

My little one (7 years old) recently asked what she’s supposed to do if I die. Her sister (9 years old) didn’t seem quite as concerned (not even a little), but I decided to share my answer with both … [Read more...] about When You Have A Broken Heart

Filed Under: Parenthood & Parenting Tips, Relationships Tagged With: Boyfriends, Break ups are hard, Breaking Up, Broken Hearts, How to cope with a breakup, parenting blog

Intrusive In Laws, Awkward Moments and Family Questions

August 14, 2016

Welcome to Mailbag Monday 7.0! Our first question comes from the Dim Sum and Doughnuts email inbox: Hi, I have a husband and 3 kids. We are both Greek and our family life is a lot like the movie … [Read more...] about Intrusive In Laws, Awkward Moments and Family Questions

Filed Under: Adoption, Mailbag Monday!, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption blog, advice blog, awkward parenting moments, help with parenting, in laws, intrusive in laws, parenting blog

When Your Kid Comes Home From Camp

August 10, 2016

When your kid comes home from camp, he’s going to be different. He’ll be taller, older and dirty(ish). He’ll be happy to see you, but missing camp. He'll show his love by stomping around and mumbling … [Read more...] about When Your Kid Comes Home From Camp

Filed Under: Camp Life, Friendship, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: camp advice, camp blog, camp blogger, camp memories, Camp Tanuga, camp tips, campsick, Tanuga, When camp ends, When your kid comes home from camp

If You Should Fall

August 8, 2016

During the winter of 2015, one of my friends posted a video chronicling three different athletes and their road to the Olympics. The video started on the ice when the athletes were babies. They were … [Read more...] about If You Should Fall

Filed Under: Camp Life, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: Getting back on the horse, growing up is hard, New normal, no pain no gain, parenting blog, part of growing up, pay it forward, summer camp blog

The Easier Way To Live

August 6, 2016

(From The Archives, March 2013) What’s so ironic about Dim Sum and Doughnuts is that I’m writing it so my girls have something of “me” when they get older, but, at the same time, I never have any … [Read more...] about The Easier Way To Live

Filed Under: Friendship, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: acceptance, accepting a friend, forgiveness, friendship blog, high expectations, moving on from a friend, when friends let you down

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