The Only Way To See The Truth About My Daughter

March 13, 2013 Subscribe · Forward The Only Way To See The Truth About My Daughter In the seven years since my daughter was born, we've taken thousands of photographs. At various points along the way, we've even involved professionals. But it is rare that the professionals capture what I see when I look at her -- the bright expression of delight and interest, the alternately mischievous and kind smile, the light in her eyes. More often than not, they catch her fake grin-for-the-camera, or their flash bounces off her glasses and the image misses her eyes, those globes of sparkling cut glass, or they get the moment just before the real Penny emerges. Most pictures by outsiders, no matter how professional, can't capture her smile. Continue reading... What I'm Ashamed To Admit About My Family WATCH: 'Twinkle Twinkle' Has Never Been So Hip Hop You've Never Seen Sandwich Bags Like These Before Author Of 'Notes from a Dragon Mom' On Her Son Ronan, Her Memoir And Grief The Duggars Make A BIG Announcement WATCH: Dad Hacks 'Donkey Kong' So His Daughter Can Save Mario As Pauline I Don't Want My Kids To Be Happy The Only Way To See The Truth About My Daughter The Only Way To See The Truth About My Daughter The Perfect Moments That Make The Toddler Stage Worthwhile 10 Things I Want My Ten-Year-Old Daughter To Know SUSAN STIFFELMAN 6 Ways To Deal With A Sassy Tween Establish guidelines for what is and isn't acceptable, stay connected and above all, don't take your daughter's behavior personally. Continue reading... LISA BELKIN The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Received The best advice I ever received as a mother was "ask for help." It was given to me by one of the few of my friends who'd started this parenting thing before I had, and who'd been determined, she finally confessed, to make it look easy. Continue reading... KATHRYN TUCKER How My Daughter Taught Me To Love Work And Motherhood Why don't we decide to look at the choices we make in our lives not as sources of anxiety, but as enormous opportunities for inspiration, both to and from our children? Continue reading... ERIN COX Why Do We Care About Snooki's Post-Baby Weight Loss? I have to say, "good for Snooki." Sadly, I am guessing she was under tremendous pressure. We take nine months to gain the weight and grow a healthy baby, so why shouldn't it take nine months to lose? Continue reading... DREW HENDRICKS 3 Things Every New Parent Needs to Know About Keeping Infants Safe in the Car When people become parents, it is one of the most exciting and terrifying experiences of their lives. Every new task presents a new set of challenges and potentially even anxieties; one of the greatest is transporting an infant in a dangerous automobile. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.