Posts by Alexandra Fisher
A Year Into This Pandemic, & I Tried To Take On Disney…
March 12, 2020, my family went into quarantine. It was my Aupair, my two kids and I. That was it. We went months where we we didn’t see anyone, except my parents. And, even that was through our living room window. It was, and is, a very scary time in the world. Shortly after going…
Read MoreAll About That Daddy Juice!!
I don’t like to use the term, “full siblings”, because that implies that adopted siblings, half siblings, step siblings… can’t be “full” siblings, as well. Whether I used the same sperm donor for both of my kids, has nothing to do with the authenticity of their relationship, or the bond between my children, as siblings.…
Read MoreHealing Generational Wounds
In my family, we have generations of kids (now grown), who are still hurting. We struggle with body issues, self esteem issues, and identity issues that started over 100 years ago. These absolutely horrible things that we think about ourselves, run as deep as our DNA. Sometimes, it feels like there’s no escaping it. The people…
Read MoreHow I Explain To My Kids That Our Family Doesn’t Have A Daddy
Since my son was born, and now my daughter, I’ve talked openly about all aspects of our family, and all families. I don’t want my children to feel there’s any “secrecy” or shame, in regards to our family. In our home we have books about all kinds of families, religions, genders, races, ages, species (lol,…
Read MoreBringing My Son To My Bestie’s Bachelorette
When my 2 best friends were getting married, I was the Maid of Honor. My bestie knew I was busy with mom life, so she kept saying, “I don’t want a bachelorette party. It’s fine.” First of all, we all know when a person says, “it’s fine”, it’s not fine! I’m not saying it’s the…
Read MoreYour Moods Don’t Dictate Your Worth As A Mom
You can make mistakes as a mom when you’re happy, excited, mentally and physically healthy. You can also have some of your most encouraging, tender, and wonderful moments when you are feeling sad, hopeless, angry, frustrated, and mentally or physically “unhealthy”. Somewhere along the way we learned that being sad is “weak”. Being angry is…
Read MoreWearing Nail Polish Doesn’t Make Someone Gay
To the people out there who say, “I would never let my son paint his nails, but it has nothing to do with him being gay.” Are you sure about that? If your son asks you to wear nail polish, or a skirt. Or, your daughter never wants to wear a dress, or wants to…
Read MoreToday, I’m Taking My Power Back
❗️Trigger Warning❗️ In 2006, Tarana Burke, started using the term “Me Too” to raise awareness for women who had been abused. “In 2017, the Me Too (or #MeToo) movement, became a social movement against sexual abuse and sexual harassment towards women, where people publicize allegations of sex crimes.” (Google) I wasn’t ready to speak my truth…
Read MoreThis Is Motherhood
If you look closely enough, you can see my eyelids are swollen to the size of golf balls. The night after I delivered my daughter, I cried like I’ve never cried before. I also had a panic attack like I’ve never had before. I called my friend, another single mom, hysterical. I didn’t know what…
Read MoreEvery Body Is Beautiful
Everyone (except, maybe a narcissist) has SOMETHING they are insecure or dislike about themselves. It could be something as basic as weight. Being too scrawny, or too chubby. Cellulite, a double chin, loose skin, rolls, flab, boney legs, stretch marks… It could be something you’re born with. A birthmark, dimples, thick eyebrows, no eyebrows, a…
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