Manndi DeBoef, Author at The Real Deal of Parenting

When Parents Collide

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Post published:June 12, 2021
Post category:The Real Deal of Relationships
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On my way home from work recently, I saw the familiar red and blue flashing lights of emergency vehicles in the distance. The way the two flashing firetrucks appeared, it…

The last first kiss for this 40-something mom is ever so sweet

Post author:Manndi DeBoef
Post published:June 7, 2021
Post category:The Real Deal of Homemaking
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I have had several first kisses, not that that is something to brag about; yet, I guess I sort of am. However, on the top of my list, absolutely the…

Losing the Weight of Expectations

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Post published:May 19, 2021
Post category:The Real Deal of Mental Health
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Weight is more than physical. The weight we carry emotionally and spiritually can be a true burden. Here's how I've learned to lose the weight that has been burdening me…

When Mother’s Day is a Reminder of What We’ve Lost

Post author:Manndi DeBoef
Post published:May 4, 2021
Post category:The Real Deal of Motherhood
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Each holiday we celebrate one special person over all others. This celebration can be joyfully blissful or agonizingly painful. At times, oftentimes, it is harshly bitter and simultaneously sweet. Mother's…

This is the face of OCD (or any Mental Illness)

Post author:Manndi DeBoef
Post published:April 23, 2021
Post category:The Real Deal of Mental Health
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This is the face of someone that deals with extreme anxiety and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Not so much at this point in my life, but there was a time.…

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