by Tammy Torres | Healthy Eating
Getting Real with Tammy Torres Raise Your Hand If You LOVE Sugar My hand goes up…Me! Me! Me! But I can’t eat sugar anymore. After moping and sabotaging with carbs and sugar, I am using the only thing left in my arsenal: mind over matter. No one likes to be told...
by Kira Hazledine | On Motherhood, Toddlers
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine We’ve had a successful and wonderful breastfeeding relationship, and I have truly loved being able to offer Hallie comfort and nutrition for so many months. However. Hallie’s got a countdown until she is 2 years old. And every single...
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by Shadra Bruce | Parenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Remember Amy Chua, the “Tiger Mom?” I’m not a Tiger Mom. If anything, I might be considered the extreme opposite. Amy Chua and I do have one thing in common, though: We both want what is best for our children. The...
by Kira Hazledine | Parenting, Toddlers
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Toddler speak is interesting on a normal day. Many parents are familiar with words spoken by their children that no stranger would ever understand. For the most part, this is true for myself and my daughter. I know most of what she is...
by Shadra Bruce | Stepparenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce My husband and I met online. That’s not unusual these days, but in 1997, it was a rarer occurrence. We met in an AOL chat room – a place I was spending more and more time as my marriage fell apart. Dave was a divorced dad with full...
by Kira Hazledine | Family, Toddlers, Travel
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine We are currently in England visiting my in-laws, and it is a fantastic time. Hallie is playing with her cousins for the first time and we are spending valuable time with family that we have missed dearly. It’s not often that we get...
by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance, Self-Improvement
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Balance is elusive. I often work too hard, then I’m so tired I can’t do anything useful for self-care. It’s the nature of my business – there is always something more that needs done, so I could conceivably work non-stop forever. I want...
by Kira Hazledine | Travel
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I was up until 2am last night. Do you want to know why? Because my toddler’s 7pm bedtime in England felt like her afternoon nap in New York. Not good. I’m tired. Nonetheless, Hallie is in good spirits. She’s always been a fantastic...
by Kira Hazledine | On Motherhood, Toddlers
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Hallie is normally the center of her little world. She lives with 6 adults and is doted on pretty much all day. To say she is spoiled is probably an understatement. Now, we are in England visiting her cousins, and she is spending time...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce It’s really hard keeping teens safe online in today’s always-connected age. While I’d love to say I’m the perfect role model who has limited screen time, turns off the phone at night, and takes breaks, who are we...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety, Let's Talk
When I moved in with Dave and the kids, my guns didn’t come with me. That’s not always an option, so if you have guns in the home, please please please store them safely. – Shadra Getting Real with Shadra Bruce In my 20s, I went shooting almost every...
by Tammy Torres | Health, Healthy Eating
Getting Real with Tammy Torres And the winner is? Metabolic Syndrome! The crowd goes wild…then pauses… What is that?” Have you ever been told you won and don’t know what it is you won? I went to my 90-day blood work review with enthusiasm expecting better...
by Shadra Bruce | Weddings
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce The maid of honor is there to do more than just hold the bridal bouquet. The maid of honor is there to remember all the little things that no one else is thinking of; she’s essential to making the bride’s wedding day as...
by Kira Hazledine | Family, Parenting, Toddlers
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine This is what I have to repeat to myself. It’s my mantra, every time I walk by her bedroom, my bedroom, the living room… toys EVERYWHERE. Clothes everywhere, because my little diva has multiple outfit changes in a day. She also likes to...
