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I appreciate you browsing through the family section of the Raising Whasians blog. While I share my own personal family memories and funny life stories, sometimes we get deep and share the real, the ugly and the not so pretty aspects of life. Please check out some of the most popular family posts like Getting My Kids to Talk Beyond "I Don't Know" Answers, and Why I Left My Teacher Parent Conference Angry.
Being Adopted | Do You Ever Think About Going “Home?” If you haven’t been keeping up, I have been writing a series of posts talking about my adoption. I really think this has been therapeutic for me as I process what being adopted means to me. Now that I am an adult, I can fully […]
What do I tell my kids about the 9/11 attacks? Here are a few parenting tips and conversation starters to have that difficult discussion. #NeverForget 5 Things I Told My Kids About 9/11 #NeverForget They’re so young, and yet, as a mom, I can’t help but to reflect on 9/11 with my kids. It’s the […]
School Bus Safety Tips | What First Timers Should Know After my scare during the first week of school, I really thought hard about bus safety. I would never ever want any child or parent to experience what we went through, which is why I cam up with my top 7 school bus safety tips […]
3 Reasons Why I Won’t Use Facebook Messenger App You know, “back in the day” Facebook was my favorite social media. You could tell it what you want to see, how you want to connect with people, and you know, control your own page. It was great. Now…Facebook is my least favorite social media and […]
Family Focus Friday | Scariest 45 Minutes of My Life Day 2 of Kindergarten. I am in tears…just sobbing on my steering wheel. And no, not because my son went to school today. But I watched life pass before my eyes in the scariest 45 minutes of my life. And I felt hopeless as I […]
Why Hairy Legs Are In This Summer Moms, put down that razor. Because in case you haven’t heard, Hairy Legs Are IN This Summer. That’s right, hairy legs are all the craze this season and you are going to be among the FIRST to know about this hot new trend! So read on with my […]
What are the best items to use from home at the beach for kids? Grab your Top 5 Household Items for Beach Toys list. Top 5 Household Items for Beach Toys I’ve had this happen multiple times. Your kids are bored with your beach toys. You forgot them. Or worse…they got “lost at sea.” Instead […]
10 Best Kindergarten Apps I got a new phone this week. I finally traded in my dying iPhone 4 and upgraded to the beautiful and “gold” iPhone 5. All of you Samsung lovers can shush…I go with what I know 🙂 Anyway, I lost all of my apps, including my son’s. I wanted an upgrade, […]
How To Potty Train This Summer with Pampers Easy Ups. This review was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Pampers. I was provided the featured product free of charge to facilitate my review, but all opinions are 100% mine. How To Potty Train This Summer with Pampers Easy Ups It’s one of my “Mommy […]
Dear Preschool Teachers | An Honest Mom Plea This week marks the end of an era. My boy’s Pre-K experience comes to a close on Wednesday. And while I am sad about many milestones my 5 year old has reached this year and dreading thinking about Kindergarten on the horizon (let’s not talk about the […]
Disclosure: I’m a member of the Collective Bias Social Fabric Comminity./ This shop has been comepnsated as a part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. #AmericasTea #CollectiveBias Perfect Mother’s Day Gift Basket + DIY Tea Stained Frame #AmericasTea #shop This is a BIG year for my mother. 2014 marks the […]
Being Adopted | Do You Want to Meet Your Birth Parents Being adopted is a really important part of my history. It’s a part I am super proud of, and I love sharing my story. Over my many years, I’ve been asked quite a few questions about my adoption. One of those burning questions […]
