Tag: honesty
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Embracing Our Collective Dysfunction: Why It’s Okay to Be Real
Get Pregnant Fast Let’s face a hard truth: every family has its quirks and issues. Every. Single. One. If you’re anything like me, your first reaction might be to roll your eyes and declare, “Not my family! We’re a flawless unit.” You can hold onto that belief, but the reality is that your family has…
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Real Talk: Some Days I Just Can’t Handle My Kids
Get Pregnant Fast The moment my partner walked through the door after work, I grabbed my coat and bolted. My only goal? To escape—away from the chaos of family life and into the sweet embrace of solitude. Honestly, the destination didn’t matter; I just needed quiet. For a long time, I felt embarrassed to admit…
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Navigating Motherhood Without Your Own Mom
Get Pregnant Fast My daughter, Lily, came into the world in 2011, just a few years after my mother passed away from pancreatic cancer. From the moment I held her, with her fuzzy newborn hair and chubby cheeks, I felt an overwhelming desire for her to know about my mom—who she was, the love she…
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The Honest Truth About the First Two Months with a Newborn
Get Pregnant Fast Parenting By Jessica Lane Updated: Dec. 14, 2023 Originally Published: Dec. 13, 2023 Let’s cut the pretense and admit it: the initial two months with a newborn can be downright unbearable. Seriously. As a devoted mother, I would go to great lengths for my little ones. I’ve faced the challenges of marriage,…
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I Won’t Sugarcoat It: My Kids Can’t Do ‘Anything’
Get Pregnant Fast My daughter taps the microphone, her eyes sparkling with eagerness. “Are you watching?” she asks. “I’m watching,” I reply, settling onto the couch next to our Goldendoodle, both of us captivated as Idina Menzel’s “Let It Go” loads on the karaoke app. For the third time. My middle-schooler shifts in her seat,…
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Confession Time: Why You Should Dive into These Honest Admissions
Get Pregnant Fast Confession: I have this nagging fear that if I were to fall into a coma, no one would take care of my unruly chin hairs, allowing them to grow into a full-blown beard. Now, this isn’t exactly a secret confession—hey there, I’m Jordan Mitchell, and I have a chin hair dilemma—but sharing…