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quick q&a before
kids
, i never thought i would... have a messy house. the parenting item i couldn?t live without... iphone, especially with having teens. in my fridge, you will always find... yogurt. favorite movie growing up... sixteen candles . my guilty pleasure is... gossip magazines. i like
people
and us weekly . favorite
children
?s book is... the giving tree . growing up, i knew i wanted to? help
people
. i can?t stop listening to... dolly parton, adele, and carrie underwood. how do you keep it all balanced? prioritizing. i want to meet the needs of my family but also balance it with the needs and commitments of work. i have a lot of support and a great husband. number one rule that your
kids
aren?t allowed to break? for my daughter, it is having her phone out while she is driving. i reiterate that rule every time she gets into the car. for my son, it is allowing me to approve his instagram friend requests. greatest thing about being a mom? being able to witness them become the
people
that god wanted them to be. if you could invite anyone over for dinner, who would you invite? abraham lincoln. i love him and i have read a lot about him. i would ask him how he managed the pressure of everything. what?s something parents shouldn?t feel guilty about? disciplining and setting rules for your
children
. what good habit do you have that you would like to pass on to the
kids
? conscientiousness. i am very conscious of all of the work i do. if i say i am going to do something, i will fulfill it. what would
people
be surprised to learn about you? i am one of five and i am from mississippi. a lot of
people
think i am from baton rouge because of my last name. what?s your parenting style? democratic because my husband and i have set rules and boundaries, but we do encourage them to communicate with us. we will always hear them out, but we may not approve of everything. what?s one piece of advice you often give your
children
? do the best that you can. what advice do you often give the
children
who come to you for counseling? that it?s important to talk about feelings because it can make you feel better. how has parenthood changed you? it has deepened my own faith because it has brought me so many blessings. it has made me see the world through my
children
?s eyes. what?s one thing your
kids
have taught you? to have more patience. what advice would you give to other parents? don?t feel like you have to do everything. enjoy time together because it goes by fast. photography by dafina dervishi march 2017 | brparents.com 53
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