Tag: personal growth
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It’s Okay to Cut Out a Toxic Parent
Get Pregnant Fast When it comes to the topic of toxic parents, many people have powerful stories to share. A recent Reddit thread posed the question: “[Serious] Redditors who have severed ties with toxic parents, what was your breaking point?” The responses poured in, revealing a range of experiences involving emotional abuse, narcissism, and even…
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I Was Abandoned by Friends and Family After Becoming a Parent
Get Pregnant Fast It’s taken considerable reflection and therapy to reach my current state of mind. Everyone warned me that parenting comes without a manual, and they were absolutely correct. After three years in this role, I’ve learned that children don’t need extensive instructions; they simply require food, affection, and naps. However, adults? They are…
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Infertility: What It Can’t Take Away
Get Pregnant Fast As my children, who are no longer infants, near their second birthday, I found myself sifting through ultrasound images from my pregnancy. This led me to reflect on the challenges we faced just to have our infertility treatments covered by insurance. I recall how fiercely our doctor advocated for us, the emotional…
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Why Leaving Your Family Home Can Be Emotionally Challenging
Get Pregnant Fast As I prepare to leave the family home we’ve cherished for years, the weight of nostalgia and emotion feels almost unbearable. A decade ago, an eager couple, ready to embark on their journey of life together, transitioned from the vibrancy of city living to the tranquility of the suburbs. Over the years,…
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The Case for a Girlfriends’ Weekend: Embrace It, Moms!
Get Pregnant Fast As a parent, you quickly learn that life with young children comes with its own brand of chaos. You might find the milk in the cupboard, shaking your head in disbelief as you pour it down the sink. The aluminum foil might hide in the refrigerator, only to be discovered three days…
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Insights from My Sexless Marriage Journey
Get Pregnant Fast Parenting Reflections on My Sexless Marriage by Lisa Grant Updated: Aug. 6, 2018 Originally Published: Sep. 15, 2017 Sexless marriage. Diminished desire. A lack of intimacy with the person I cherished. At 28, this was far from the life I envisioned for myself. Growing up, I always considered myself a sexual being;…
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How We Can Empower Our Children to Transform the World
Get Pregnant Fast By: Lisa Thompson Recently, my 10-year-old son, Ethan, took it upon himself to learn Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” on the piano. Despite only a few months of formal lessons last year, he continued to explore his passion for music each day, even after our family faced challenges that limited his lessons due to…
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I Had to Distance Myself from My Mother for My Happiness – But It Still Hurts
Get Pregnant Fast Deciding to cut ties with a toxic individual is a deeply personal and challenging choice – one that I recently made regarding my own mother. I expected to feel lighter and freer after this decision, but the reality has been quite the opposite. Instead, I’m grappling with significant anxiety, sadness, and lingering…
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Why We Chose to Stop Telling Our Kids to “Be Careful!”
Get Pregnant Fast In the early stages of parenthood, my partner and I made a bold decision: we would eliminate the phrase “be careful” from our vocabulary. We even attempted to extend this ban to our entire family, but it quickly became clear that this phrase is ingrained in the DNA of many grandparents and…