Connecting with my tween-aged daughter is a top priority for me. I tell myself, almost daily, that if I can build strong connections with her now then maybe those teenage years won't be so bad. (Conversely, I also constantly tell myself, if I can't make it through a few eye rolls, the occasional "I hate you!" and the sporadic "you don't know anything" temper tantrums now, then … [Read more...]
Play Hard & Don’t Quit, #LikeAGirl
Always put out this new #LikeAGirl video which mentions a pretty depressing stat -- most young girls drop out of sports by the time they're 17. And that's a problem, not because taking part in sports helps keep young women active, healthy and fit, though I'm sure it does, but because taking part in a sport is linked to an increase in self confidence. A recent survey showed … [Read more...]
What is means to be Unstoppable #LikeAGirl
I asked my daughters to answer the same question that Always poses in their Unstoppable video; "Have you ever been told that because you're a girl that you should not do something?" My five year old's answer cracked me up: While the eight year old had a more serious response it still surprised me: Check out my thoughts on the original Always video on … [Read more...]
Listen Lego, We Need to Talk…. As Your Friend I Really Need to Tell You a Few Things
Listen Lego, we need to talk. We've known each other for a long time, right? What's it been, maybe 36 years now? I feel, as your friend, that I have to sit you down and explain some things to you. And I'm only saying this because I love you, I mean I really truly love you. But I think maybe you've been hanging out with the wrong people, Lego. I don't know who the heck you've … [Read more...]
Always Unstoppable, #LikeAGirl
Always is on a mission to help stop the drop in confidence girls experience at puberty and beyond. Last summer Always created a video that was launched on YouTube, encouraging girls everywhere to make the phrase “like a girl” mean amazing things. I am proud to say that the Always #LikeAGirl YouTube video has received over 90 million views. A new Always survey shows that 72 … [Read more...]
Ready to Launch into Outer Space, Like a Girl
Things I love: 1. My four year old spotted this card in the store and was completely enamoured with it. She wanted to buy it for her dad for his birthday. 2. My mom and my sister bought the card and set it aside for her fifth birthday. They used magic marker and white out to change the American flag on the astronauts suit into a Canadian flag, and they turned the little … [Read more...]
Redefining what it means to do something “like a girl”; Join in the @Always #LikeAGirl conversation!
This Super Bowl Sunday Always is releasing a pared down sixty-second version of their #LikeAGirl commercial. Back in July I discussed at length as to why I loved the full-length video, when I wrote about how we all need to think #LikeAGirl. I want to invite you to join in the conversation. Use the hashtag #LikeAGirl & tag @Always to take a stand and show young girls … [Read more...]
Why I Believe We All Need to Think #LikeAGirl
The first time I watched this video I cried. For full disclosure's sake I'll point out that this video is an Always ad, Always is a P&G brand and and I am a PGmom ambassador, but the first time I watched it had nothing to do with any of the above. I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and something made me click. I think it was the blurb, something like "We asked actors … [Read more...]
Mom Surprise: Each Kid is Unique
I think one of the biggest shockers for me since becoming a mom is discovering just how unique my kids are. I had my first daughter and while aspects of her personality startled me, for the most past she was easy going and a delight to parent. So I signed on for kid number two. We had another daughter, and while she brings joy and light to my life she also drives me insane. … [Read more...]
Girls Will Be… Pink?
I have this love/hate thing going with the colour pink. As in, I hate it and my daughter loves it. From the moment I first discovered that my child was going to be a girl, I had this crazy notion that I was going to protect her from pink. She wasn't going to be limited. She wasn't going to be labelled. I wasn't going to dress my baby by colour code, simply for the comfort … [Read more...]
My Daughter’s Perfect Smile {Baby-G’s Split Lip, A Year Later}
A year ago today Baby-G fell and cut her lip and we spent the evening in emergency getting her stitched up. This post is for those who have asked how her lip has healed. Here's what it looks like a year later. She has a scar, not a line, but more like a ball of scar tissue on her lip. I worry that someday my beautiful girl who smiles like sunshine, I worry someday she … [Read more...]