I recently came across a post by Lisa of Mommy OM titled, 25 things I want my daughter to know. As the mother of a blossoming eight year-old, I was suddenly struck by all the things I want to instill in my own […]

Valentine’s Day may have originated as a day to celebrate the romantic love in our lives; but for most moms, I’m guessing there’s no Valentine that melts your heart quite the way your child’s Valentine does. Those carefully printed exclamations of love, crooked hearts, and still-sticky works of art (you’re never quite sure if the stickiness [...]

My “baby” turned eight years old three weeks ago. After enduring months of pleading, I conceded and let her get her ears pierced. She was a champ – didn’t even flinch. I, on the other hand, held my breath and had to fight back a few tears. I didn’t expect a superficial rite of passage to [...]

The other day I took my two daughters, ages 12 and 13, to Disney on Ice . It was one of those things I had never been able to get around to when they were younger, and I had always felt a little guilty about that. Bu,t we had the night free so I decided to take them. [...]

If you had to choose three words for your family to live by, what would they be? At the beginning of the year, many people passed on making resolutions, opting instead to give the “three words” approach a try. Rather than setting specific goals, these people chose three words that represented the big ideas and values [...]

My daughter has a birthday this week. As of this Wednesday, I will have been doing this motherhood thing for eight years (nine, if you count the being pregnant part). I can hardly believe that I’ve got nearly a decade under my belt and I still don’t know what I’m doing. As I careen towards this [...]

“Mom! I had a dream last night that I had a pet tiger I could ride and then I baked a ginormous birthday cake the size of our house with sparkle frosting and firework candles as big as me and then we all went on a roller coaster like the one at Disney World and I [...]

I love the New Year. It’s all fresh and unspoiled, full of possibilities, lacking the grime and rust and dust bunnies that have accumulated on the old year. A New Year gives us hope – a fresh start – a second chance. But then there are those nasty resolutions. I do not love resolutions. In my experience, [...]

No matter what holiday you celebrate, there’s a good chance that you’re feeling in the thick of things right now. As the year comes to a close, we find ourselves endlessly tying up loose ends. There’s just so much to do and never enough time to get to everything AND manage a good night’s sleep. It’s [...]

When you are a kid, your world is made up of small things – a favorite pair of mittens, the promise of an ice cream after dinner, a play date. Events and interactions that are incidental to adults can loom large in the context of a child’s life. Each book in the Pip and Posy series [...]

Here at Fans of Being a Mom, we believe it’s never too early to encourage a love of reading in our kids. That’s one reason we were so charmed by a new title from Candlewick: Maisy’s Snuggle Book . This book is perfect for even the youngest “readers” in the family. It features Maisy and all her friends [...]

Today’s guest post comes from the delightful and talented Beth Bader. She is, among other things, the co-author of a great new cookbook called The Cleaner Plate Club . As a mom who is seriously challenged in the kitchen, I was thrilled to test drive this book with my daughter. It’s full of fabulous ideas for all kinds [...]

I am mom, hear me roar. I am the matriarch, the task master, and the manager. I am the protector – mama bear in all her fierceness and courage. I am the healer of boo-boos, sickness, and hurt feelings. I am the one who answers the question “why” … even when I have to make it [...]

My child is my second heartbeat, a sparkling piece of my own spirit who walks the world and creates her own light. My child is a magical dichotomy of sweetness and fire. Her mercurial moods reflect the molten state of her personality as it is formed right before my eyes. My child is an adventure, greater [...]

It’s official. My daughter no longer hangs on my every word. The other day she asked me, “Mom, why do pine cones fall from the trees?” I was giddy to venture into a seemingly mature discussion about plant reproduction. And then, before I’d barely gotten the first sentence out, she turned into an irrational know-it-all. “Mom, [...]