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Ten Best Cities to Live in the U.S.

Ten Best Cities to Live in the U.S.

  • Post author:Guest Post
  • Post published:January 7, 2021
  • Post category:The Real Deal of Adulthood
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Maybe moving is on your family's 2021 goal list? Where to move to depends on several factors. This is a new list from Bankrate on the best cities in the…

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Dear Congress, “Awoman” is not a word and stop trying to make it one

Dear Congress, “Awoman” is not a word and stop trying to make it one

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  • Post published:January 4, 2021
  • Post category:The Real Deal of Faith
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When the 117th Congress convened this morning, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the daily prayer was said by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) and this is how he ended it:…

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Big News: Abby Johnson Joins The Real Deal of Parenting

Big News: Abby Johnson Joins The Real Deal of Parenting

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  • Post published:January 4, 2021
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We figured that 2021 should start off with some good - no, excellent - news. Abby Johnson has signed on to officially join The Real Deal of Parenting as co-CEO…

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10 Words and Phrases We Never Want to Hear in 2021

10 Words and Phrases We Never Want to Hear in 2021

  • Post author:Guest Post
  • Post published:January 1, 2021
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Welcome, 2021! We're about give you a laundry list of words that us parents never, ever want to hear this year. Or really, ever again. Can we just leave 2020…

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10 Things under $20 To Make Parenting Easier in 2021

10 Things under $20 To Make Parenting Easier in 2021

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  • Post published:December 31, 2020
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We can't be the only ones trying to find a few parenting shortcuts, right? Hope not. Here are some of our favorite things to help ease into the new year…

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I’m tired of having a baby in my arms

I’m tired of having a baby in my arms

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  • Post published:December 31, 2020
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I wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember. My mom ran a daycare out of her house and I was always surrounded by babies and…

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Mothers, I see you. You are not invisible.

Mothers, I see you. You are not invisible.

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  • Post published:December 26, 2020
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Can I tell you something super random? I have always told my children that if they ever get lost—at the grocery store, or an airport, or Disney World—they need to…

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A Year of Goodbye

A Year of Goodbye

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  • Post published:December 23, 2020
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Last Saturday, she should have been at cheer practice. This Wednesday, we should have been leaving to go see her aunts, uncles and cousins she hasn’t seen in two years.…

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Mom Hack: Get your kids to do chores once and for all!

Mom Hack: Get your kids to do chores once and for all!

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  • Post published:December 16, 2020
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A clean and tidy surrounding brings peace of mind and a happy heart. A comfortable place gives us the serenity that we always deserve.These are my mottos when it comes…

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If I die, I need my children to know this…

If I die, I need my children to know this…

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  • Post published:December 1, 2020
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Last night, I started to imagine what it would be like if I died.Like mothers do.I laid in bed with a slight tickle in my throat and then the next…

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I kept my baby…

I kept my baby…

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  • Post published:December 1, 2020
  • Post category:The Real Deal of Choosing Life
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I kept my baby.Even though I was sixteen, even though I didn’t know how I would, I kept my baby.Even when everyone told me “kids shouldn’t have kids”or that I’d…

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I didn’t want to be a mom anymore…

I didn’t want to be a mom anymore…

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  • Post published:December 1, 2020
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I did not like my children when this photo was taken. I actually resented them for existing.Kaiden was 17 months old and Chloe 1 month, and I didn't want to…

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