A version of the following post was previously published in The Fresno Bee on March 31, 2018. This winter was long. Extra long. Like, crying-in-the-bathroom/kitchen/shower/car/den/bedroom every day long. I know it’s normal, part of the process. (It’s also exhausting.) Give yourself a break, everyone tells me. I know. I do. I’ve never been scared of…
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Raising Confident Women (starting in the car). #HourWithHer
DISCLOSURE: I’m excited to celebrate International Women’s Day! In honor of this special day, I spent an hour of (extra) time with my daughters talking about confidence and self-esteem. This blogpost is written in partnership with the Dove Self-Esteem Project to encourage the next generation of girls develop confidence they need to reach their full potential….
Got Dessert? Nope. Got Milk? YES!
DISCLOSURE: This post is part of a paid partnership with California Milk Processor Board. All opinions and experiences are authentically my own. Sometime between last year this time and now, someone evidently told my daughters that dessert is required AFTER EVERY MEAL. ?!?!?! I don’t think so, ladies. “What’s for dessert?” they interrogate me after…
40 Frank Facts Learned in 40 Years.
Based on recent personal experience, I can frankly vouch that having a 40th birthday is FAB. You know it. I know it. Hooray for fabulous. I used to fear the big four-oh, but I now choose to welcome it. I am grateful for it. I celebrate it. I relish it. I bungeed into my big…
HLN: Do Daddy/Daughter Dances Offend You? (They shouldn’t.)
Another week, another hot parenting topic turned TV-appearance. It was just another Wednesday when I got a text from one of my old producer buddies at CNN/HLN: “Can you come to Michaela’s show today and talk about the Daddy/Daughter Dance that was cancelled in New York?” (Yes, I’m talking about the incomparable Michaela Pereira —…
FOX11 Los Angeles: Guns at School. Scared Kids. Freaked-Out Parents.
Another school tragedy in the Los Angeles area involved a 12 year old girl, a gun and two seriously injured young teens when that weapon was shot inside a classroom. So…. Fox 11 Los Angeles called me in to have an on-air talk about this, parents to parents. Again, I am aghast at how many…
Bad Moms? Susan Sarandon & Cheryl Hines Use Hollywood to Be Better Moms.
Who’s ready to re-live Christmas? Me. No, I’m not in the mood to decorate a tree again, or to bake a bunch of cookies, or to worry if that thing I ordered for my 7 year old would be delivered in time for the big holiday. I just want to watch the damn movie again….
