by Kira Hazledine | Family, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Halloween is for all ages, right? That’s what everyone says. But apparently, according to sanctimonious buttheads, trick-or-treating is only for young children. Who decided that? Where is that rule written? Personally, I’ve never seen...
by Kira Hazledine | On Motherhood
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I’m. Tired. But not in a “I didn’t sleep well” tired. It’s more of a “life is generally exhausting” tired. I struggle to pin it down somedays as to why I’m so tired, because it seems like a permanent state of being. Despite my...
by Kira Hazledine | Parenting
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine With my first child, I was desperate for any sign of progression by the time I had hit 36 weeks. I wasn’t overly uncomfortable, I was just excited to meet my first baby! So when they asked if I wanted to do weekly cervix checks, I...
by Shadra Bruce | Crafts with Kids, Family, Making Memories
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce They’re already at the farmer’s markets and in the grocery stores, and if you have kids, it’s probably soon to be on your agenda to carve your Halloween pumpkin. Carving pumpkins is a favorite Halloween activity for all...
by Kira Hazledine | On Motherhood
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Motherhood is always full of unsolicited opinions and questions, many of which are so cringe-worthy that I’m shocked for the one speaking. Someone has to be, since some people clearly have no filter and will say whatever comes to their...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce After being a parent for 20+ years, I can tell you that it’s OK to get tired. Motherhood is a full-time job, and when you’re balancing the needs of multiple people for that many years, you can get a little burnt out. They say the...
by Kira Hazledine | On Motherhood
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Right now, you are sleeping peacefully next to me. I breastfed you to sleep for nap, as we do every day, and have done for the last 29 months. It’s been just you, me, and daddy, and any day now our family of three will be a family of...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce None of us are strangers to bullying: vicious name-calling, physical fights, and even shoves into lockers or swirlies. Most of us have witnessed bullying or we have experienced bullying personally; it happens more often than we’d...
by Kira Hazledine | Health, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Pregnancy is a chaotic time in a mother’s life. Even if you’ve been through it before, there can be new challenges and anxieties that make you question everything you thought you knew. Nothing about your hormones and body make sense...
by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Do you have all the answers? If you don’t, why should your kids? The career I chose at 18 is not anything close to the career and business I have built today. But I grew up with a dad who got a job when he was 18 and stayed in the...
by Kira Hazledine | Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine The third trimester of pregnancy is when time screeches to a halt. Even if your entire pregnancy has soared through each week, you hit the third trimester and you are shockingly aware of how pregnant you are. It can be tempting to...
by Kira Hazledine | Let's Talk, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Circumcision is still incredibly common in developed countries across the world. For many families circumcision has religious meaning, and for others it is either a matter of tradition or personal preference. The American Academy of...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Motherhood is a balancing act, no matter how you do it. I do my best to strike the elusive work-life balance. As a work-at-home-mom and business owner, I do feel that I get many more luxuries than if I worked in an office somewhere for...
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...
