By Jackie Baker When I was 18 years young, I did an incredibly stupid thing at the court house. No, I didn’t get arrested for streaking down the hallway, I didn’t slug the judge in the face for a bad call, I didn’t even try to para-glide off the […]
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Yesterday He Was Born. Today I Let Him Go.
By Gina Fenton of Extreme Mom I’m not remotely prepared for my youngest son to graduate high school in a few weeks. I’ve been in emotional denial his entire senior year. Even though I’ve been there and done that—yes, even that—letting go is something I apparently suck at. It feels that, […]
How to Protect Your Baby on the Internet
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8 Very Real Reasons Your Sex Life Tanks After Kids
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Leigh of The Mom Diaries I always thought I understood why new parents stop having sex. Me being one of them. I thought I understood this ‘season’ for what it was and thought t it wouldn’t really affect me — affect us. I mean, I […]
Swimsuit Season: Let the Torture Begin
By Eva Lesko Natiello of writing from the intersection of oops, yikes & awe If there’s a downside to taking a trip to Barbados for a week of repose on an idyllic beach, that thing would be the premature torture of bathing suit shopping. Of course, one could argue, why […]
50 Best Parenting Tips from Nannies
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Coping with the Loss of a Child
By Rebecca Beck of Orthodox Sunflower It has always been my dream to be a mother of twins. It made me happy when I passed a mother with a twin carriage on the street. I am not sure why I wanted this so much. Perhaps my desire stemmed from my […]
Why Working Full Time Makes Me a Better Mom
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. I’m a mother and I have a full-time job, not because I have to, but because I want to. Gasp. How dare I, right? How dare I choose my own selfish needs over spending all day with my kids? How dare […]