Parenting

Motherhood Parenting 

No, I’m Not Piercing My Baby’s Ears

March 16, 2017February 24, 2017 Kimberly Zapata body modification, consent, identity, piercing

By Kimberly Zapata I received my first tattoo on my 18th birthday. I went to the DMV, traded my driver’s

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Guide for Family & Friends Mental Health Parenting 

How To Talk To Your Children About Mental Health

March 13, 2017February 28, 2017 Kimberly Zapata

By Diamond Grant Mental health is just one of the many sensitive topics that we must discuss with our children

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Motherhood Parenting 

6 Things I’ve Experienced As A Woman That I Hope My Daughter Never Does

March 8, 2017 Kimberly Zapata feminism, raising girls

Dearest Daughter, To say that I am scared for your future would be an understatement. I mean, I am afraid of

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Motherhood Parenting 

The Day I Dropped My Baby

February 27, 2017February 12, 2017 Kimberly Zapata baby, parenting mistakes

By Kimberly Zapata I’ll never forget the sound “it” made. It wasn’t a bump or a crash. It wasn’t a

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Motherhood Parenting 

I Was So Scared To Be A Mom, I Almost Didn’t Have Children

February 16, 2017February 1, 2017 Kimberly Zapata fear, mom, pregnancy

By Kimberly Zapata When I was five or six years old, I begged my mother to have another baby. I

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Body Image Motherhood Parenting 

I Call My Daughter A Princess, And No I’m Not Ashamed

January 30, 2017February 1, 2017 Kimberly Zapata beauty, identity, raising girls

By Kimberly Zapata I’ll never forget the day I found out I was having a little girl. I mean, how

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News Other Parenting 

Potential Measles Outbreak Reminds Us That Both Vaccinations And Herd Immunity Matter

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 Kimberly Zapata medicine, science, vaccines

Remember the year 2000? We were worried about the Backstreet Boys’ career; the future of Geri Halliwell’s — and every

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