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5 Things I Have Learned About Being a Stay at Home Parent. Top Story - December 2017.
Parents all around the world stay at home to take care of their children. Whether it's a decision made by both parents or just as a result of wanting to be home with the kids. Stay at home parents don't get the credit they should from most people. Staying home to raise a family is hard. It's a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week job. I say job because...it definitely is a job. You are on a round-the-clock schedule; wake up, make sure the kids eat, clean, dishes, play and bonding time, clean, lunch, clean, educational time, make sure kids don't have tantrums over silly things, make sure they are safe, dinner, clean, baths, clean, get them to bed and clean some more. We do it every day. All day. It's a repeating cycle that continues even after they are in school. Raising tiny humans is hard. You put them first, above all else. Here are 5 things I have learned from being a stay at home parent:
By Kayla Hilliard8 years ago in Families
Can She Really Be Suicidal at 10 Years Old?
To answer the title question simply, yes! But let’s be realistic, 10 years old? What would a ten year old have to contemplate suicide over? That’s how I felt after my daughter told me she was thinking about hurting herself.
By Debbie Holifield8 years ago in Families
Sharing My Kids with My Ex Is Not What I Expected
When I decided that I wanted to get divorced, I felt a weight lifted off of my shoulders. But that was quickly replaced with a massive anvil. My six year old daughter is from a previous relationship. Now, before you go on a massive journey trying to figure it out, I’ll explain!
By Catherine Toth8 years ago in Families
Interracial Love
My husband and I never thought we would marry each other ever. I grew up in a black Christian family. And he grew up in mostly a Salvation Army church with a white mother and a Hispanic father. People ask us both these questions all the time. Why did you not marry a black man? Why did you marry a black woman? Why marry someone that is white and Hispanic? WHY?
By Shante Hernandez8 years ago in Families
Christmas Goodbye
Christmas, the happiest time of the year, or so I thought until this Christmas. Prior to this year I had my tree up on Thanksgiving, if not before. I found happiness in the holiday songs. I glowed Christmas cheer! But this year something is missing. The tree isn't up, presents aren't wrapped, and Here Comes Santa Claus isn't playing through out the cinnamon-smelling house. The cheer just isn't quite as important this year.
By Stephanie Black8 years ago in Families
Mortality's a Bitch
So, in a previous post, I said mortality's a bitch, talking about my best friend, Noe; a friendship that started in the 3rd grade to his death in ’91 and my brother’s, Joey, death in ‘00. Another friend commented about missing Noe and missing out on the end. It's not the first time I'd been asked. I'd only given the bare bones answers partly, because I didn’t know this friend and it hurt, and partly, because I didn’t know what exactly happened after the ambulance left his place. I do know now and it chills me to think he went through that alone…on purpose, so the rest of us wouldn’t have that as the last memories of him.
By Jason Rhode8 years ago in Families
