How Embracing a Hobby Made Me a Better Mom
It was the perfect form of therapy for me, the perfect mental break from my norm. I was refreshed and inspired. I was a better mom....
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Mom Was Right: 8 Truths Our Parents Nagged Us About
by Juanita
I really do understand now. Our immature and invincible youth just doesn't see that there is a purpose to what our parents want from us....
Welcoming William-A Birth Story
William entered the world at 5:34am. There were no cries. There were no happy tears from the mom. The dad was unable to be in the OR....
Motherhood and the Love Hormone
by Juanita
Oxytocin affects people differently and levels of it vary from person to person. We do know that loving, positive actions and feelings can help increase it....
Rise Above the Drama, Working Mama
Keep the focus on yourself. Try not to worry about how the other person is behaving, only pay attention to how you react....
Starting Over: Diapers, Spit Up, and Breastfeeding
Starting over with projectile spit-up, and up-the-back-out-the-neck blowouts. Starting over with me being a food source for the next year....
No, I’m Not the Older Sister: Tales From a Young Mom
by Amy Krause
You see, I came into this whole motherhood situation at a less conventional age, per today's standards, of a youthful 20 years old....
Ode to the Older Generation: When Grandma’s the real MVP
by Christa
We know at my house that sometimes Grandma is the real MVP - the strong rock that holds our multi generations together quietly, behind the scenes....
Dear Momma, I Understand
by Cristin
There was no way to fully understand the grand capacity of being a mother until I became one myself. But now, I understand....
First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage…
by Cristin
I was pregnant when my marriage fell apart. Divorce papers were filed when I was 6 months along and the divorce was final when my son was one year old...