No site is safe for kids. Where there are a group of kids there will be pedophiles looking to groom them. You can watch over your kids shoulder all you want but having an ongoing conversation and giving them a clue as to what to look for gives them the power to help stop…
I hope you understand that everyone has a story and that story is rarely conveyed by what someone looks like. I am not a big fan of the People of Walmart posts. I love to laugh I just don’t love laughing at people. If laughing at people is your thing, and sometimes it is hard…
Today my guest is Mel at PushingOurLimits. She wrote a poem that represents the devastation and harm bullying can produce. Please welcome the talented lovely Mel Douleur. A BULLY’S SMILE by Mel Douleur I smiled at you. A hope of what might be And with what I thought was grace You smiled back at me.…
I have some mad respect for this dude. Seriously! This post rips me up… it also increased my determination to be more aware of those around me. Not every kid has an adult in their life who loves them. Let that sink in. I read the stories and I watch the horror of headline news and yet… it…
Simone Jones Tyner just had her website Her Life Inspired redesigned and I wanted to wait until it was finished to link her bully post. Today is the day! It is a beautiful design and I hope you go visit, read, follow! BULLYING VS. BAD BEHAVIOR & WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT by Simone Jones…
I am so very excited to share my guest today. “Little Dude” and his mother, Samara who writes A Buick in the Land of Lexus, are two of the smartest people I know. I have had the wonderful pleasure of seeing snippets of their life, how they interact, and how they love each other and…
The MONSTERS are no longer hiding under our children’s beds. They are online and they are everywhere. Sometimes our own little kids have their own monster moments. I never really plan to do theme months but they happen out of necessity. I need your help again so I am asking for submissions. Social media is…
I’ve been saving this post for today as kind of a birthday present to myself. Just knowing this love and strength exist is enough to keep a heart beating. LOVE does and will conquer EVERYTHING. I love you Kimmie and give your stunningly, gorgeously brave, little girl a huge hug from me! A MOTHER REMEMBERS…
Today is the last day of March and I going to start wrapping up the bully series in the next few days. I truly hope something good has come from so many voices coming together in the spirit of kindness and love. My guest today has a powerful post for you and I would like…
My guest today, Lisa Sadikman, wrote this piece for Scary Mommy and I am honored they are allowing me to include it in this BULLY series. This is a great post on the importance of learning to build each other up in a society that is really good at tearing each other down. Raising…
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