Hellobee

One of my good friends here just found out that her 8-year-old daughter C is being bullied at school. The kids call her names, pinch her, sit on her bag, take her things, and laugh at her. Last week they took away her chair and wouldn’t give it back until they heard the teacher returning […]

I have to admit, I don’t love the title of this post and went back and forth on what I should call it. Do I call it bullying? Do I title it, “How to handle when your kid is picked on”? I don’t think that, at this age, kids really understand bullying and would hate […]

Lil’ Pizza is 4.5 years old and last week was the first time I felt a bit heartbroken thinking about possible hurtful interactions between her and her peers. I know that navigating difficult issues will be a part of growing up as she becomes more independent from me and starts to attend school more regularly. And […]

One of my worst fears going into my parenting journey was having to deal with bullying once we get to that stage in our kid’s life. I’ve spent countless hours thinking and reading about bullying and how I would handle a situation in which my daughter was bullied, or if she was the one doing […]

The other day when the weather was gorgeous, I took K & D to the playground. K has always been very shy and cautious, but even just this spring has started being more adventurous on the playground – or at least, he’s more willing to try to climb new play structures! I mostly follow D […]

“I see two mommys,” Drake said giggling one day at dinner time.  At 3 Drake is prone to all kinds of silly talk, so I simply brushed it off.  A few moments later he started giggling again saying, “I see two mommies.”  Unsure about what to think, I told him, “You only have one mommy.” […]

I am a very social and open person, and I love meeting new people. I have a wonderful core group of friends from my elementary years (my oldest friend is from nursery school), as well as a group from my college days. I am still very close to all of them though we have all […]