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10 Fly Mommy Fashion DON’TS
1. Don’t leave home looking messy! – Don’t give in to the myth that once a woman becomes a mother her appearance goes down the drain. If you just recently had a baby we know how hard it is, but you don’t have to dress to the nines. Just make yourself nice and neat. You want people... »
Working Vs. Stay-at-Home Mom War Rages On
The opt-out revolution. The mommy war. Mommy war prisoners. The mommy brain. The working-mom quandary. The soccer-mom movement. Choice feminism. The right to choose. No, we are not talking about abortion or adoption. We are talking about a new era of happy homemakers encouraging other mommies to raise their own kids if they can afford... »
Guilty as Charged!
I keep a running mental health tally of why it’s not so bad to be 56, wrinkled and achy and why I certainly shouldn’t be envious of the 30 year olds. Along with being ‘young’ comes those duties and responsibilities that I was all too happy to shirk a few years back. There are... »
Motherhood: The greatest unpaid job in the world
I know what you must be thinking, motherhood an unpaid job? Come on lets be honest for a moment. This really is a job and you do not receive hourly compensation for it. So, what about motherhood makes it the greatest unpaid job in the world? When you think of an unpaid job what do you think... »
Things No One Ever Told Me About Pregnancy…
You impatiently wait a few moments before reading that exciting word, PREGNANT, on the test. Your heart races. Images of walking a carriage on a nice spring day start to play in your mind. You tell your husband and you’re both thrilled to be starting your family. But, wait. Not so fast. There are nine months... »
Should you have ANOTHER baby??
I have a two and a half year old daughter. Raising a toddler is challenging at times but I’m very proud of myself for surviving her babyhood. When she was a newborn I never slept or exercised and barely had enough energy to brush my teeth or bathe. I longed for a time I... »
Solo mom or single mom?
The other day at the park, while meeting another mom she asked me “Are you a single mom or a solo mom?” I didn’t understand what she was asking, so I asked her to clarify. She explained that a single mom is someone where there is another parent involved, so there is typically financial... »
TWEENS
As a parent of a tween, almost teen, I realize that I am not as young as I may feel. Everything my child does, says or wants is completely foreign to me. In my younger days I was always rebelling against the system, but I’m starting to believe that I may now be “The... »
My Son Is A Little Green Eyed Monster!
As a single mom, I have always tried to be keenly aware that I was not just dating to find a partner for me. Any man I felt had promise had to go through not one filter, but two: first me, then my son. Three filters if you count the dogs. Poor guy. I... »
Absent Parents
I never knew true, unconditional love until I had a child. It blows my mind to know that someone could help create a life, a little piece of themself and then turn their back on their child. I couldn’t imagine knowing that there is a person who is basically half me and not want... »
