by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk
Have you heard about SOPA and PIPA? SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) would allow the government power to block websites that specific corporations don’t like. This will also allow corporations and our government to censor entire websites and...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Kid Safety
Hiring a babysitter can be a confusing task. There are so many things to consider as you face the task of selecting someone to care for your children in your absence, and you want to find the perfect fit between the babysitter and your family. Here are some of the...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
I never spent much time as a single person. I was involved in a serious but rather complicated relationship during high school, went off to college and almost immediately met my first husband to whom I was engaged within two weeks of meeting and married to for seven...
by Shadra Bruce | BoobiePower, Let's Talk
A Message from Our Friends at Army of Women… Endocrine therapies, such as Nolvadex (tamoxifen), Arimidex (anastrozole), Aromasin (exemestane), or Femara (letrozole), are medications for breast cancer that block or remove hormones. Endocrine therapies can improve...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce As a mother whose son has served 4 of his 7 years in the military overseas, homecoming is something we’re anxious for. With so much time away, though, adjusting to his presence – whether for short visits or when he’s...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra Oh, those developmental benchmarks we call milestones. They can drive a mother mad. There is the cry of future genius when your baby does something ahead of the curve, and the worry that sets in if they seem to be missing the window....
by Lisa Van De Graaff | Creating Balance, Let's Talk, Self-Improvement, Stress Management
Getting Real With Lisa Van De Graaff, LMT For many of us, massage is a decadent indulgence we afford ourselves only when on vacation. As overworked mothers, we fantasize about a spa getaway vacation with our girlfriends. However, massage can also be a great way to...
by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Thanks to the wonderful community we’re building here, MomsGetReal has already logged two great discussions for 2012, one from Kathy Winn talking about the couch as the best location for celebrating New Year’s Eve, and one...
by Jennifer Poole | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real With Jennifer Poole We all know as moms how stressful it can be to have decide what the best medical decision for our kids might be. Do we wait out the sore throat for a few days or do we go in right away to see if it is strep? But what if it is the other...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk
Getting Real With Kathy Winn Every New Year’s Eve we are faced with the dilemma “what are you doing New Year’s Eve?” Remember the days when you’d hit up the town with friends? Bar hopping and clubbing until the early morning? Me neither. In fact, with the exception of...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I’m not a grinch, really. But by the time we get here – Christmas eve-eve – I am normally about ready to skip the holiday altogether. The holidays are peculiar things for me. On one hand, I’m terribly excited...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce There’s been a lot of talk in the mommysphere lately about whether or not we’re going overboard at Christmas with the gifts we buy our kids. Yep. We do. So what?! Ok, so I don’t endorse going completely in debt,...
by Shadra Bruce | Keeping Marriage Strong
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce The biggest key to having a successful relationship with anyone else is to first have a successful relationship with yourself. In fact, I would say loving yourself and knowing yourself are so important that it is worth not having a...
by Shadra Bruce | Making Memories
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I admit it. When the trend of sending out the annual family newsletter accompanied the invention of the deskjet printer, I was pretty disheartened. The holidays, which had already become a bit impersonal, took a giant step toward...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Creating Balance, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra When your birthday falls close to a major holiday often times your birthday theme seems pre-selected for life, and there is no guarantee that you’ll ever have more than family around to celebrate with you. From what I’ve...
