20 Things I Learned In My 20's
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20 Things I Learned In My 20's

I turned 30 this year so I can't help but reflect on my twenties. I mean, these were serious life-changing years. I went from starting my twenties living with roommates and going to college, to bei...
To the Mom Who Refuses Help: Stop It
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To the Mom Who Refuses Help: Stop It

For my entire life, I HATED asking for help. I used to think asking for help was a sign of weakness. I always told myself I never needed anyone for anything. I wanted people to think I knew how to ...
Should We Have Another Baby?
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Should We Have Another Baby?

Since I can remember, I always wanted multiple children. Having one never seemed enough. My daughter is 18 months old. Lately, I've been asking myself [and my husband], "When should we have another...
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Who Takes Care of Mom?

The day my daughter was born, I let myself go. I know that sounds dramatic, but it's true. The second my doctor put my 8 pound baby on my chest, I unconsciously told myself I now come second. I wo...
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Fourth Trimester

Honestly, motherhood is hard as hell. It’s ram your head through a wall hard. It’s cry your eyes out at two in the morning hard. It’s wanting to scream at the top of your lungs 23 hours of the day ...
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A Mirror of My Selfishness

Before having kids, I wasn’t what you’d typically call a “party girl”, in the sense that you wouldn’t always find me out on a Friday or Saturday night. I’m quite the opposite really, a homebody by ...
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How Babies Can Affect Your Marriage [Part 1]

Photography by Lindsey Tuscany I am not a marriage expert. I am not a baby expert. However, I am a wife and first time mom.  I have been a wife for almost three years, and together we have an 11...
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She was Different--I Felt it in My Bones

Autism. It’s a diagnosis most of us know by name, but we don’t really know what it entails. We may think it’s someone who rocks back and forth and is kind of asocial, or maybe you have seen rain-m...
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On Cloud 9

The story of my son's birth wasn't originally intended to be a homebirth.  Originally, we had planned to have our son at a free standing birth center, but due to circumstances beyond our control, t...