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 | 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 Kira Hazledine | Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I can’t keep up with all the ridiculous things pregnant women are told not to do. Even the rules that may seem feasible in the beginning of pregnancy are laughable in the third trimester. Like, alright BabyCenter (or any other app you...
by Kira Hazledine | Parenting
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Parenting is survival. Sleep is a very precious, especially with younger kids, and if you’re getting sleep you’re not going to complain about how it’s happening. Sleep is sleep. Which is why I don’t get concerned when my husband and I...
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 Kira Hazledine | Parenting, Toddlers
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I saw the writing on the wall with an infant who had a special gleam in her eye. That infant is now a sassy toddler, and Hallie is the confrontational type. Not how you would think, though. Yes, Hallie will smack a kid sometimes and...