Tag: family life
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Your Partner Can’t Read Your Mind: Stop Expecting Them To
Menu Lifestyle Get Pregnant Fast Having a newborn is no small feat; in fact, it’s arguably one of the toughest challenges a person can face. Since welcoming my first child, my admiration for all parents has skyrocketed, especially for my own mother. The moment my daughter entered the world, everything shifted—ranging from the immediate demands…
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The Advantages of Being a Middle-Aged Mom—But Time is the Biggest Challenge
Get Pregnant Fast As I navigate through middle age, I find myself in a peculiar state where the hair on my chin seems to sprout faster than that on my legs. It’s not alarming yet—just the occasional (okay, frequent) wiry, white strand that I touch, obsess over, and ultimately pluck. (I’ve even stashed tweezers in…
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You Will Always Love Your Children, But Liking Them Is Another Story
Get Pregnant Fast Parenting By Jamie Whitmore I can vividly recall the moment I first fell in love with each of my children. Equally unforgettable, however, are the times I found myself falling out of like with them. My unwavering, fierce mama bear love has been a constant since their arrivals. In the early days…
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What It Means When a Mom Pulls Her Hair Up
Get Pregnant Fast Whenever I watch a makeover show, I can’t help but notice that the first move a stylist makes with a mom is often to chop off her hair. Time and again, she insists, “I need it long enough to pull back.” Yet the hairstylist seems oblivious, urging her to embrace a trendy…
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Why It’s So Challenging for Stay-at-Home Parents to Handle Weekends Alone
Get Pregnant Fast Every parent deserves a breather, and they should also be treated with the utmost respect. Parenting is undeniably one of the toughest jobs, often feeling like a 24/7 commitment. While it’s natural to prioritize our children’s needs, we all require some downtime to maintain our sanity. In a candid post, Australian blogger…
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The Truth Behind Moms’ Constant Busyness and Exhaustion
Get Pregnant Fast Last weekend, I unexpectedly found myself with a few hours of solitude. My youngest daughter was at a friend’s house for a sleepover, my older daughter was out for dinner with her pals, and my husband had gone to the gym. You’d think having the house to myself would be a dream…
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Why We Can’t Keep Our Homes Pristine
Get Pregnant Fast In my household, there’s an unspoken rule about maintaining a perfect appearance: nothing — absolutely nothing — remains in pristine condition. Between the pets, my husband’s endless DIY projects, our three kids, and my own clumsiness, the concept of perfection quickly fades. I’ve gathered a collection of anecdotes to support this notion.…
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Why I’m Not Keeping Track of the Summers We Have Remaining
Get Pregnant Fast Parenting can be a bittersweet journey, especially when the reality of time passing becomes apparent. My son, now on the verge of his teenage years, recently walked in from soccer practice. His voice, deeper and more mature, caught me off guard. I found myself staring at a young man, not the playful…
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Why I Refuse to Force My Kids to Share
Get Pregnant Fast When my daughter started preschool, I was taken aback by a sharing policy they had in place. The rule was simple: If a child was playing with a toy, they weren’t obligated to share it just because another child asked. They had the option to share, but if they were engaged in…