May 17, 2012

Protecting Your Kids from Cyberbullying

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Next Monday I’ll be chatting with some seriously savvy women in a live, all-text Talk on The Motherhood, called Protecting Your Kids from Cyberbullying.

8 Tips for a Great Nursing Bra Fit

According to experts, nearly 80 percent of women wear the wrong size bra. If you’ve ever wondered what a great-fitting bra feels like, shopping for a nursing bra can be the best time to find that perfect-fitting one. And, good news for soon-to-be moms! Nursing bras are no longer the boring choice of black or [...]

Dealing with Postpartum Depression Guilt

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Sometimes I look over at TD, my oldest child of the three girls and I feel a deep, internal pain.   Like someone has sliced my heart in two and I’m left grasping at wispy pieces that have floated into the ether to a place I can never have back.

Overheards- Bedtime-The Extended Cut

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Remember when you were a kid and you wanted to prolong bed time for a long as possible? This is how The Comedian does it.

Need Some Inspiration?

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I love the saying that “it takes a village” to raise a child. It reminds me of the extended family that I grew up with and how I was so surrounded by support and love throughout my childhood.  I also believe it takes a village to continuously keep your ideas fresh and skills sharp when [...]

What a Woman Does in an Hour

The laptop was open, perched precariously atop the counter. A sink full of dishes, piles of laundry, dirty floors, too much on the to-do list all wait on standby.  And can someone tell me why are there two radios were going at once in the same room?  Small children tinker in corners, scattering toys, chucking sippy cups half full of milk [...]

Like Mother, Like Daughter

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And I cringe each time I see this picture TD brought home from Kindergarten. I asked her what everything was and she looked at me with a huge smile and said, “Accessories!” What do I expect really? She sees this stuff coming into our house, minus the crown, on an almost daily basis. At least she didn’t [...]

Family Hurdles

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After a year spent in marriage counseling, H and I have had more painful conversations and moments than I would really care to admit.

Abused Animals Will Love My Kid

We have only one TV in our house.  Wait, that’s a lie. We installed one in our kitchen last night but it won’t have cable.  It will only play music and movies on it.  This one TV has recently caused TD, our five year-old, some considerable emotional pain and suffering. In our quest to find a [...]

The Forty Dollar Coat

On Black Friday I sat surrounded by family enjoying the fleeting time I had with all of them.  In the mountains of West Virginia there wasn’t a Walmart or Best Buy to get into a frenzy about for over fifty miles.  When I saw a woman on CNN proclaiming that her favorite purchase from Black [...]