by Shadra Bruce | Parenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce College isn’t right for everyone. Sometimes it isn’t right because it’s the wrong college, but sometimes it’s the structure, the cost, or the ridiculous number of pointless classes you have to take to pad the...
by Shadra Bruce | Family, Let's Talk
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Have you been in the store lately to see the Halloween costumes? The costumes are great – it’s the prices that are frightening. It’s a good thing my kids are past the trick-or-treating stage because they would not be...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Sponsored Content, Teens and Tweens
This post is sponsored by Mirum, but opinions expressed are my own. Getting Real with Shadra Bruce We talk so often about raising strong girls and raising girls with high self-esteem, but we don’t often talk about how important it is to raise confidant sons who...
by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Parenting, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Letting your kids fail is good parenting. There are risks in every decision. As moms, we encourage our children to try and try again, but sometimes it’s easy to skim over what failing teaches us. Sometimes it’s not as simple as getting...
by Shadra Bruce | Home and Hearth
I’ve traveled a lot and moved even more, but the journey to minimalism was the best trip I’ve ever taken. Getting Real with Shadra Bruce When I was young, I collected porcelain dolls. I had tons of them lining the shelves of my bedroom, until I watched a...
