Anissa Bourgeacq
A Letter To My Daughters About Their Father
Dear girls,
This month your father and I will be married 20 years. You don’t know it yet, but you have the best dad in the world. You won’t know it for a while because...
My Baby is in High School and It’s Really No Big Deal
My daughter is a freshman in high school. It’s really no big deal. It’s just another year of school. I mean, I’m sorry to disappoint all the people who ask me about it REPEATEDLY...
FiFi and the Pediatrician
It seems a little superficial and silly, but I always used to get a little anxious when I took my daughters to the pediatrician. I guess I felt it was the most concrete way...
“You Moms These Days…” | 5 Ways Motherhood Changed in 15 Years
My oldest daughter was born June 3, 2001. Many of you readers were in college, high school, or (gasp) junior high during that time. I was 30 years old and pregnant. Now I know...
Donate with Dignity: Food Insecurity in Our Community – Part 2
During the school year, 22 million children receive free or reduced-priced meals through the National School Lunch Program. When school is out for summer, only 2.7 million children receive free or reduced-price meals. This...
Don’t Blink.
People warned me about this. They told me not to do it but I thought I knew better and paid no heed. I watched my little 5-year-old daughter walk into Kindergarten and then did...
Time for Dinner: Food Insecurity in our Community – Part 1
“Moooommmmmmmm, I’m hungry!”
“Mom, there is nothing to eat!”
“I have GOT to go to the store today. We have nothing to eat in this house.”
“I haven’t cooked a decent meal in a week.”
I would guess...
Pop-Tarts…The Other Food Group
I am a dietitian. A dietitian according to Webster’s Dictionary is defined as: “a person whose job is to give people advice about what to eat in order to be healthy.” I know just...