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Don’t Overthink It

June 7, 2017

My girls and I are scheduled to speak in a few days at an adoption event in the metro Detroit area. We are very excited to be included, but it occurred to me this morning that I don’t have any idea … [Read more...] about Don’t Overthink It

Filed Under: Adoption, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption blog, adoption blogger, Adoption Concerns, Adoption Parenting, Attachment Theory, Parenting 101, parenting blog

Choose Your Own Adventure

May 8, 2017

Have you ever heard of the Choose Your Own Adventure books? I don’t know if they’re still popular but they were when I was a kid. I liked those books; I thought they were cool. I liked being in charge … [Read more...] about Choose Your Own Adventure

Filed Under: Adoption, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: being a grown up, being responsible, berkley michigan, boutique for ladies, boutique for teens, boutique for tweens, family brand, growing up, limitations, making good choices, making mistakes, New beginnings, new business, pay it forward, recycle, support local, support small

You Don’t Have To Have Kids : Part III

April 4, 2017

  Hello! This is Part III of the You Don't Have To Have Kids series: Click here for Part I . It's really short.  Click here for Part II . It covers the baby/toddler stage. And now we're … [Read more...] about You Don’t Have To Have Kids : Part III

Filed Under: Adoption, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: Disciplining Kids, Family Code Word, Mom guilt, Parenting Advice, Parenting Hacks, Parenting Stories, Punishing Kids, Raising Kids, working moms

You Don’t Have To Have Kids : Part II

March 14, 2017

You need to read Part 1 first. Sorry, but you do. (It's short) Click on this: You Don’t Have To Have Kids And here’s Part II: … [Read more...] about You Don’t Have To Have Kids : Part II

Filed Under: Adoption, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: First Time Mom, growing up, Mom Blog, Mom Life, mommyhood, New Mommy, parenting blog, Parenting Hacks, parenting is hard, Parenting Unfiltered, Real Deal Parenting

You Don’t Have To Have Kids

February 15, 2017

Not long after I got married, one of my friends said to me: “You know… you don’t have to have kids. “ She said it in passing, and she said it lovingly, but when we hung up, I felt a little off … [Read more...] about You Don’t Have To Have Kids

Filed Under: Adoption, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: Having Kids, motherhood, Raising Adopted Kids, Raising Biological Kids, Raising Kids, Real Talk About Kids, Starting A Family, Unlikely Moms

Not Everybody Is Going To Like You

January 9, 2017

  The other day, after school, one of my daughters was blah blah blah about some game she and her friends were playing at recess. I stopped her because the story was taking like 3 hours, and … [Read more...] about Not Everybody Is Going To Like You

Filed Under: Friendship, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: friendship, growing up, growing up is hard, Haters Gonna Hate, love your tribe, mean girls, Mom Blog, mom blogger, Shake it off, tribe

Do You Believe In G-D?

December 30, 2016

As a parent there are certain, inevitable questions you need to be prepared for: “Where do babies come from?” “Who invented pretzels?” And the ever popular: “Do you believe in G-D?”  … [Read more...] about Do You Believe In G-D?

Filed Under: Friendship, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: 2016, Celebrity Deaths 2016, Circle Of Life, Dealing With Loss, Family Blog, RIP2016, Talking to kids about death, Talking to kids about God, Why Do Good People Have To Die

Mailbag Monday! When You Didn’t Mean To Hit REPLY TO ALL, Teenager Mood Swings and The Big Game

December 12, 2016

It's Mailbag Monday at Dim Sum and Doughnuts! Below are the topics/questions for this installment. Feel free to agree, disagree or add on in the comment section. #ItTakesAVillage Here we go, … [Read more...] about Mailbag Monday! When You Didn’t Mean To Hit REPLY TO ALL, Teenager Mood Swings and The Big Game

Filed Under: Friendship, Mailbag Monday!, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: Apologizing, Go Buckeyes, growing up, hurt feelings, Mom of girls, Mommy Blog, parenting, parenting blog, Teenage Mood Swings, Teenagers

Know Your Worth

November 28, 2016

  When it comes to committed relationships, there are two types of girls. (There are probably more, but for the point of this piece, there are two.) First, there are the girls who make … [Read more...] about Know Your Worth

Filed Under: Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips, Relationships Tagged With: Empowering Girls, growing up, Mommy Blog, mommy blogger, parenting blog, Teaching girls

It’s Her Story To Tell

November 20, 2016

"It's Her Story To Tell" A Dim Sum & Doughnuts Guest Post By: Laurie Freeman Every age presents a new challenge when our kids are growing up. And as much as we try or think we should shelter … [Read more...] about It’s Her Story To Tell

Filed Under: Adoption, Guest Post, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption, adoption awareness, adoption blog, adoption blogger, Adoption Community, Dim Sum And Doughnuts, getting real about adoption, inclusion, national adoption month, Shoey and Dot

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