by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Kathy Winn If you’re asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach. – Bruce Jenner My husband and I were both “chubby” (that’s what they used to call it) as kids and we are trying to head that off for...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Toddlers
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey “Jeffrey has a cavity. You’ll need to make an appointment to get that filled.” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I’d just taken my son to the dentist for the first time and I was not expecting him to have a cavity. How does a 3...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
Getting Real With & Poet Extraordinaire Tammy Bartholomew The Warrior A true warrior Who’d fight till the end Is it a sister, neighbor, lover Maybe your best friend Is it the soldier Who wears a uniform each day Walking out the door Maybe the last of their stay...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
by Shadra Bruce After my mom died in 2006, I was lost. I had talked to my mom on the phone every single day, most days more than once. I told my mom about my kids, my school, my work, my life…everything. When we lived in the same town, we saw each other almost...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Amalia Starr Just hearing the words, Mother’s Day, sends tears streaming down my face and forces me to sit down. It makes me reflect on the past, where I have come from to where I am today. My first son, Matt, was born forty years ago. He was...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Doing it Alone, Health, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Sara Haley This last weekend, I did something amazing. I ran a marathon. 26.2 miles of running. 26.2 miles of quiet time. 26.2 miles to figure out exactly why I was actually running this marathon. Running a marathon was something I never would have...
