growing up

Motherhood Parenting 

I Am Proud And Terrified My Daughter Is ‘Just Like Me’

April 24, 2017April 18, 2017 Kimberly Zapata growing up, raising children, raising girls

By Kimberly Zapata My daughter is three years old, but she is already just like me. (Like, exactly like me.)

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Motherhood Parenting 

To My Daughter, On The ‘Hard Days’

April 10, 2017March 22, 2017 Kimberly Zapata growing up, raising girls

By Kimberly Zapata Dearest daughter, This morning you tried my patience. I mean, you didn’t wake up in a bad

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Relationships 

I Said ‘I Love You’…And Then I Took It Back

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Kimberly Zapata growing up, love, marriage

By Kimberly Zapata Growing up, I said “I love you” a lot. A lot. I loved my parents, my grandparents, my

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Motherhood Parenting 

How Much Longer Will She Want To Trick-Or-Treat

October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 Kimberly Zapata growing up, halloween, holidays, kids

By Kimberly Zapata For as long as I can recall, Halloween has been my favorite holiday. I remember the trash

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Motherhood Parenting 

After We Jump In Puddles

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 Kimberly Zapata growing up, love, raising kids

Just a few weeks ago, my daughter and I went to the park which — in and of itself —

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Motherhood Other Parenting 

The Frames We Never Filled

September 22, 2016September 30, 2016 Kimberly Zapata childhood, family, growing up

It is late in the afternoon when my phone dings. I know by the sound it is an email, and

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Motherhood Parenting Relationships 

An Open Letter To My Childless Friends

August 1, 2016December 6, 2016 Kimberly Zapata friendships, growing up

I’m sorry. I’m sorry for the state of our friendship. I’m sorry for the way things have changed. I’m sorry

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