Advice for My Daughter

Kids Don’t Grow Up Fast – They Just Grow Up

Posted on June 18, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

Almost every parent has used the phrase "they grow up so fast!" I don't think that's true. You aren't growing up fast. I think you are growing up just right. But here is the sad part: I'll miss the little you. I once knew a…

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The 5 Best Things You May Have Missed This Week

Posted on June 6, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

Sixth-Grade Girls Create Prosthetic Hands for Kids in Need - Parenting Three Columbia, S.C., sixth-grade girls used their brilliant young minds to come up with a creative and charitable project: creating prosthetic hands for kids who need them by using a 3D printer. My…

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A Letter To My Daughter As An Old Woman

Posted on June 2, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

I had a thought yesterday that made me very sad. I'll never know you as an old woman. My job as a mother is not to teach you to be an amazing kid, but to teach you to be an extraordinary adult. I want to…

Holidays & Special Occasions

Why I Cry On the Last Day of School

Posted on May 21, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

You just had your last day of school. I didn't mean to do it, but I cried. I watched you stand up in front of the parents and perform and I was proud, but I didn't cry. I watched you read about what you want…

Dating & Marriage

Hearts Don’t Break – They Bruise

Posted on May 20, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

The day hasn't come yet, but I know it will. One day your heart will ache...badly. Someone you trust will betray you or hurt you. And I can't change that. I'm not here to stop you from getting hurt, although I wish I could carry…

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You Are Pretty….Pretty Smart!

Posted on May 16, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

I think my daughter is beautiful, just like every other mother does. But if you tell her that she's pretty, she will finish your sentence for you. Every. Single. Time. "You're pretty." "Pretty smart!" "You're pretty." "Pretty brave!" "You're pretty." "Pretty awesome!" Each of us…

Determination

I Can’t Do It…Yet

Posted on May 7, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

It's always ok to say "I can't do it" as long as you take the extra two seconds to complete the sentence. I can't do it, yet. Everything that you can do today, you couldn't do 6 years ago. You couldn't talk. You couldn't chew. You…

Health & Wellness

Be Kind to Everyone You Meet – Including Yourself

Posted on April 22, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

"One kind word can change someone's entire day." It's true. When you tell a friend that she looks beautiful, it makes her happy. When you tell a mother that her son has great manner, she beams. Small words of kindness can brighten almost anyone's…

Moments

Let the Children Play…Alone

Posted on April 19, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

I've noticed a strange, and rather disturbing trend lately when I go to play areas with my daughter. The disturbing thing is called parents. I absolutely believe that parents should be watching their small kids to make sure that they don't get hurt, but they…

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Girls are Not Tomboys – They are Girls

Posted on April 18, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

According to Wikipedia: A tomboy is a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered typical of a boy, including wearing masculine clothing and engaging in games and activities that are physical in nature and are considered in many cultures to be "unfeminine" or the domain of boys. Just because there…

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