by Jenn | Mar 1, 2018 | Blog, Dear Daughters, Health and Wellness, Kids, Life
Dear daughters, Your pain is my pain. It’s part of the complex mother-daughter bond. It’s an unwritten contract between us. Your pain is my pain and I seem to be in a lot of pain these days. Brenna, you are hurt again. Your back. Again. You haven’t...
by Jenn | Feb 23, 2018 | Art Heals, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids
I am known for the empowering art-based programs I run for girls and women, but I have had boys’ programs on the brain a LOT lately. Ever since I started the Self Esteem Through Art program, I have been trying to gather enough boys to host regular boys’...
by Jenn | Feb 22, 2018 | Current Affairs, Dear Daughters, Effective Parenting, Kids, the power of words
Dear Daughters, I would love to write to you about how the world has lost its damn mind, or my thoughts on guns in schools, or how our current president is a glorified toddler, but I simply don’t have it in me right now. I am still collecting my thoughts after...
by Jenn | Feb 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
We had a death in the family this week. That got me thinking about the frailty of life, legacies, and the ways in which we remember the ones we have lost. I have no way of knowing how much you will...
by Jenn | Feb 8, 2018 | Dear Daughters, Kids, Life, Love
Most days, I know it can be incomprehensible to think of me as anything other than your mother. After all, that has been the nexus of our relationship since the beginning of your time on earth. But I am, and have always been, so much more than just your mother, with...