mommy guilt Archive

My 6 year old loves princesses. At first it really bugged me that she loved princesses and pink. Eventually I’ve accepted it. It doesn’t mean I like that she loves tiaras, poofy dresses and glittery shoes. I don’t discourage it, but I do …

Don’t let that sweet face fool you Yesterday, I realized that I’m not really the boss of me. I have no idea why it’s taken this long to figure out. My toddler is the boss of me. Or at least he thinks …

Photo by epicnom via Creative Commons One of the main reason I began this blog was to vent my frustration of being mistaken for my daughter’s nanny. Once I started dragging two kids around town, I heard it less and less. The …

The past couple of weeks, packages have been arriving fast and furious to our household. Almost all of the packages are Christmas gifts for the kids. My parents joined the 21st century and purchased the kids’ gifts online this year and had …

I’ve noticed recently that I’m speaking less and less Vietnamese to the kids. Sure I’ll catch myself sometimes and revert back to Vietnamese, then I feel guilty for not trying hard enough. Yeah, yeah, it’s unnecessary mommy guilt and my desire to …

I was in Boston last week to mentor women with their social media skills and goals, but I was a student during the conference as well. One of my mentees, Laura Lamere, inspired me. As a mom of three older kids (her …