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Public Transport Etiquette, the Do's and Dont's for New Moms
If you’re a new big city mom, you’re facing challenges that your suburban counterpart doesn’t need to think about. You may not have grown up in the city, so your own mom might not have sound advice for when you and your baby have to navigate that kind of bustling environment. If this sounds like you, fear not, because you can easily raise a family in a big city with the right tools and advice.
By Marshall Stevenson5 years ago in Families
What Motherhood Has Taught Me About Writing Success
Everything I do now determines my future He’s not going to know how to read overnight because I read him a bedtime story; He’s not going to know how to walk tomorrow just because I lifted him up and bounced him up and down;
By Alice Vuong5 years ago in Families
Dear Mom
Dear Mom, You are the strongest person that I know and every single day I strive to be more like you. I watched you as a little girl trying your best to make your essential oil business a reality, but never did because you were busy caring for us. I watched you make work fun – vacuuming, dusting, canning, and even cleaning the toilets! I watched you create your own homeschool program and work with us at our own speeds (and try to keep up with me!). I watched you many times breathe through that intense anger when I did exactly what you said to do – only not what you meant (and yes, I knew what you meant – and we both knew that I knew it!).
By The Schizophrenic Mom5 years ago in Families
Mommy
When I told you I had an abortion, you were so angry at me! More angry than I'd ever known you to be. That was confusing to me. I made that painful decision alone because I didn't think you or anybody would understand my fears. I was away at college and I felt all alone. The loneliness was so acute I didn't know I had an option to that level of fear and despair. All the fear, loneliness, and confusion subsided when you explained your anger. I didn't know you had a story too.
By Dionne Boissard5 years ago in Families
Mama, I'm Sorry It Took So Long to Say This
Hey Ma, Until I became a mother myself, I didn’t realize what a hard and thankless job motherhood can be. The long hours and sleepless nights. Let’s not forget the dark cloud of mom guilt anytime you want a break from your child. Sometimes I just stare in the mirror and the little voice in my head says “WTF, you have to be someone’s mom 24/7 for the rest of your life?” What a huge responsibility!
By Monique Will5 years ago in Families
Dear Mom,
Dear Mom, You have known me all my life. You were there when I took my first breath. You were there when I started school. You were there when I scraped my first knee. You were there through the divorce. You were there when I got my first job. You were there when I started college.
By Emily Wohlstadter5 years ago in Families
Dear mom, thank you and I love you
A seed was perfectly positioned next to the mature plant. Shortly afterwards the seedling began to sprout and broke through the soil. Just as the seedling began to show promise of what it was to become, the crippling drought came. The seedling started to whither within the arid, cracked soil. The adult plant let the few morning dewdrops it had managed to collect slide down its parched leaves. The dewdrops dripped unto the seedling and quenched its dying thirst. A thunderstorm eventually came and broke the dry spell. The overzealous rain almost drowned the seedling with the water pounding from above. The seedling recoiled unto itself for fear. The mature plant spread its leaves wide over the seedling, an umbrella to protect it from the downpour. When the sun emerged, the mature plant leaned back slightly and let the warm glow touch the seedling. With help from the mature plant, the seedling eventually grew strong enough to become a robust plant itself.
By Calantha Rocío5 years ago in Families
