This time each year, Dolan Automotive Group gets a burst of energy and our community gets revved up for the great weather and the fun events that are right around the corner. To kick off this great season, we have the first race of the Dolan Running Series also known …
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Top 10 Tips for Moms For When Life Gets Chaotic
We all know being a mom is hard but here are a few tips to keep as handy reminders when mom-life gets a bit chaotic! Treat Yourself: While you’re busy taking care of everyone else, don’t forget to care for yourself. It’s so important to carve out time each day for …
Read More »Honest Parenting Moments
If we have ever had children or step-children, we know there are so many wonderful moments that come from our experiences with them. It isn’t always easy and some nights we stay awake wondering if we handled a conflict correctly or simply feel we have let our children down. In …
Read More »Breakfast Enchiladas
This entry is part 25 of 26 in the series Feed the Fam Who doesn’t love enchiladas and breakfast? I know that I love enchiladas more than I should and this recipe just brings me so much joy every time I make it. It’s full of all the lovely carbs …
Read More »I’m Mommy to a Toddler; There’s a Reason I Don’t Take Vacations
I can’t tell you how many times I hear this same refrain: “God, Mikalee, you need a vacation.” Look, I get it. I obviously appear to be exhausted. I snap when I shouldn’t. I have bags under my eyes. I listen to the Wiggles Spotify station when no kids are …
Read More »Feeding the family traditions
As Easter quickly approaches this year (Too quickly! Where did the first three months of the year go?) I find myself settling into my favorite pre-holiday routine: scouring Pinterest and cookbooks to create my menu for the day. This is one of my favorite parts of any holiday: planning the food …
Read More »The Sex Talk, Part 3: Drawing a Line in the Sand
This is part of an ongoing series written by Steven Ing, MA, MFT, addressing how parents can engage in a healthy conversation with their children about intelligent human sexuality. After reading Part 1 and Part 2, you’re now sharing with your kids issues pertaining to sexuality that you find in …
Read More »Fetal alcohol syndrome- what you need to know!
In honor April being Alcohol Awareness Month, I thought it might be useful to get some information about fetal alcohol syndrome/spectrum out to our RMB community. I frequently take panicked calls and visits from newly expecting mothers who may have had a few drinks before they discovered they were pregnant. …
Read More »Parents, Please Don’t Make Me Be the Bad Guy
On New Year’s Eve, some family friends came over to celebrate, and while our daughters played together, we four parents drank wine and talked about parent things. Somehow the subject of guns came up, and how this other couple owned a gun. She spoke up immediately. “By the way, I …
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