My Daughter's Life Is Defined By More Than Disease

March 29, 2013 Subscribe · Forward My Daughter's Life Is Defined By More Than Disease Written by Suzanne Leigh for Brain, Child Months before my elder daughter was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, I started leaving brief handwritten notes at the bottom of her lunchbox. "I love you, Sweetheart, and I can't wait to see you after school!" When I retrieved her lunchbox after school, the note remained seemingly untouched along with remnants of a sandwich, tangerine peel and uneaten baby carrots. My lusty 7-year-old was in too much of a hurry to eat her lunch and join her friends for tag or tetherball than to respond to a message from mom. Continue reading... 15 Steps To De-Stress Your Mornings Well, This Onesie Is Offensive LOOK: The Rest Of The Picture Isn't This Sweet... WATCH: Miracle Baby Weighed In At Over 15 Pounds LOOK: 7-Year-Old Has A Funny Way Of Telling His Life Story WATCH: Kim Kardashian Gives Clues About Her Baby's Name The Problem With Saying 'Stay-At-Home Mom' WATCH: Bedtime Bandit Caught Red-Handed WATCH: Miracle Baby Weighed In At Over 15 Pounds 10 Things I Learned When I Stopped Yelling At My Kids ASHA DORNFEST Putting School Year Activities Into Perspective There are serious logistics involved when your children are in school. What with the lunches and the clothes and the papers and the pickups and the drop-offs and the homework and the social and extracurricular activities and the vacation schedules (not to mention the volunteering)... Continue reading... MARGARET WHEELER JOHNSON 'Office Moms' Aren't New, But They Say A Lot About What Women Bring To Work Culture She forms close personal relationships with mostly younger women in the office, and she is especially present in mostly female workplaces. She makes sure there are lots and lots of cupcakes. And she represents what a lot of offices could use more of. Continue reading... KRISTIN SHAW Dear Future Daughter-in-Law I will love you as my own daughter, if you will let me. If you're close to your mom, I am not going to try to replace her; you don't need two moms. You might, however, be interested in having a mother-in-law who might be a friend. All you have to do is ask. Continue reading... SARAH CHANG Raising Children: The Rule of Fifty My oldest daughter turned four this March. I know four may not seem like much, to a more seasoned mother, but in our family it was a turning point. Continue reading... TRACEY STEWART Spring Clean Your Freezer Is it really cheaper to buy boxed frozen foods than to buy ingredients in bulk and prepare meals for the freezer yourself? You may pay a little more initially, but you will get more meals out of your purchase in the long run. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003