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The Day My Son Met Me

The Day My Son Met Me

  • Post author:Regan Long
  • Post published:January 19, 2021
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My son is 8 weeks old, and yet today ... we just met for the first time. Yes, after 2 months of being with him day and night, this afternoon…

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Missing Out on Time with My Kids

Missing Out on Time with My Kids

  • Post author:Teri Sinnott
  • Post published:December 16, 2020
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I sometimes look at women in the 1950’s and feel envious. I know that sounds weird and anti- feminist. I am prepared for the hate mail to arrive. But that…

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2021 Surprise: This Podcast Has Been #1 for Three Weeks

2021 Surprise: This Podcast Has Been #1 for Three Weeks

  • Post author:Guest Post
  • Post published:January 21, 2021
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Out of all the 2021 prediction games we probably played, having this podcast beat out every other one was most definitely not on anyone's list.  Father Mike Schmitz's podcast, "The…

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Here’s what it’s like to be my daughter’s “safe person”

Here’s what it’s like to be my daughter’s “safe person”

  • Post author:Leigh
  • Post published:January 21, 2021
  • Post category:The Real Deal of Mental Health
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“Shut Up!”  Not my proudest mom moment during my five-year-old's latest temper tantrum. She ran to her room and screamed, “you hate me!”  She slammed the door and I could…

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When My One-Year-Old Imitated Me – and Cussed
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When My One-Year-Old Imitated Me – and Cussed

  • Post author:Wendy Jackson
  • Post published:January 20, 2021
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I remember when my oldest, Will, was learning to talk. His first word was appropriately 'ball' as we constantly played ball with our puppy. He soon said 'Dada' changing the…

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Feel like screaming? Call this number.

Feel like screaming? Call this number.

  • Post author:Kristina Hernandez
  • Post published:January 19, 2021
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We all have our ways of getting out frustration, right? One of mine is definitely screaming or yelling and I try so hard not to do it in front of…

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A Working Mother’s Plea to the President

A Working Mother’s Plea to the President

  • Post author:Regan Long
  • Post published:January 18, 2021
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Dear Mr. President, Tomorrow, I will do the unthinkable. Once again, I will pass over a newborn. My heart will break, despite praying that I would not have to experience…

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One State Attempting to Legislate ‘Free-Range’ Parenting

One State Attempting to Legislate ‘Free-Range’ Parenting

  • Post author:Kristina Hernandez
  • Post published:January 18, 2021
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Legislators in Idaho decided one of the first orders of business of 2021 would be to draft a proposed law that would give 'free-range' parenting more leeway in letting their children experience…

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Dear Career-Minded Mom…

Dear Career-Minded Mom…

  • Post author:Trisha Bender
  • Post published:January 13, 2021
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To all those working, career-minded mothers, you're not alone in how you miss your kids, how much you love your job, how much you quit some days, how much you…

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Blind Dad-to-Be Gets Most Amazing Gift

Blind Dad-to-Be Gets Most Amazing Gift

  • Post author:Kristina Hernandez
  • Post published:January 12, 2021
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Nathan Edge is 26 yeas old and a father-to-be. But he cannot see. He's blind.  Typical of most pregnancies, his partner Emma received a 12-week ultrasound scan of the baby…

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Why I’m Not Giving My Kids An Allowance

Why I’m Not Giving My Kids An Allowance

  • Post author:Kristina Hernandez
  • Post published:January 12, 2021
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I remember my parents granting me some kind of weekly allowance as a kid but it wasn’t much. I have no idea how they came to the conclusion of how…

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Obesity is Not Healthy and “Body Positivity” Won’t Change That

Obesity is Not Healthy and “Body Positivity” Won’t Change That

  • Post author:Abby Johnson
  • Post published:January 8, 2021
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I haven’t been “skinny” since I was a small child struggling with asthma in the 80s and early 90s. I don’t come from a family of petite people. No one…

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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
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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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