Jaime Pollard-Smith
Happy Mother(ing) Day
This past Sunday I felt more like a daughter than a mother. And when I looked at my husband, he didn’t look like a father; he looked...
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"Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about unbecoming everything that isn't really you so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place." - Unknown
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
May 7, 20183 min
Life Lessons from Lady Bird and Lila
This past week, I showed Greta Gerwig’s coming of age dramedy “Lady Bird” for my college film club. Faculty and students were able to...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Mar 5, 20182 min
Mother is a Verb
“You have always been an example of strength to your friends. I say all this to say I love you so much, and I am so proud of you.” -email...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Jan 22, 20183 min
Wholehearted Yes
“I’m going to practice saying yes more this year.” “SHUT UP!” “Oy! That’s a TERRIBLE idea.” These were the heartfelt responses from my...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Apr 3, 20175 min
My Daughter Sees Me
There was the time that my daughter used writing to breathe new life into me. On this day, I realized my nine year old had seen me, the real
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Mar 27, 20174 min
The Should Jar
Instead of a swear jar, I can create a “should” jar to hold myself accountable. Though it will take work and discipline, I refuse to enter t
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Mar 13, 20175 min
Those Were the Easy Days
It is easy for me to look at my early devotion as a mother and think I was “better” back then. If my kids slept, ate, and had on clean cloth
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Feb 6, 20175 min
Be the Adult You Want Your Child to Be
“Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?” - Dr. Brené Brown I just finished reading Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly:...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Jan 30, 20174 min
My Life is a Piece of Cake
That could have been me. I just can’t shake the idea that due to incredible luck beyond my control, I was born in the right place at the rig
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Dec 13, 20162 min
No, You Sign MY Sign Up Genius
"I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I'm too busy raising my kids." - Unknown I am about one sign up genius away from losing my....mind....
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Dec 6, 20164 min
My #nomakeupmovement
“There’s a part of me that likes shoes, and likes dresses, and likes makeup, and likes books, and likes to write. I think that’s the case...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Nov 22, 20164 min
She Knows and Loves Herself
“You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts.You may house their bodies but not their souls,For...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Oct 24, 20164 min
Acceptance
“Whoever is present are the right people. Whenever it begins is the right time. Whatever happens is the only thing that could have...
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