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Ask the Young Mommy readers: In the middle

When I started this Co-parenting Week here on YML.com, I had a few posts I knew I wanted to do for sure. But I made some adjustments when I got this question from a reader. That's what this blog is about, right? Helping each other out and giving advice to help us live our best lives! April asks:   I was wondering if you could give some advice on what me and my friends like to call the 3rd … [Continue reading...]

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Why even have kids?

So many people close to me are trying to get pregnant. I'm talking taking temperatures, having sex every two days, buying ovulation kits, stocking up on pregnancy tests, going through round 1 of IVF  - the works! They are sooo looking forward to becoming mommies. Now it is difficult for me to understand their enthusiasm. As you know, both times I found out I was pregnant, my first reactions … [Continue reading...]

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Ask YML: Trouble Accepting Single Mom Status

Today's question is about moving on and finding joy in the present: "Traci" writes: It has been 3 years since I had my son and I still find it difficult to accept him for him. Once he gets into trouble and I scold him, I take my aggressions of his father leaving me on him. The beginning of the end started with him abusing me when I was pregnant. Then he started cheating, and I guess he got … [Continue reading...]

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Question from a mom: How to raise our sons

Can I just pause for a moment and tell you how much I love the discussion we have on the Young Mommy Life Facebook page? I mean, for real. If you haven't "Liked" the page yet, please hurry up and do so, in order to give your two cents to the moms who rely on us for support and advice. The world said (good) young moms don't exist - so we said, "Screw you!" and made our own support group. Love … [Continue reading...]

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Care to share your two cents?

I don't pretend to know everything there is about motherhood - I couldn't know everything, even if I tried. So in writing this book, I'm asking for your help - your insights and observations, tips, tricks and advice that has helped you along the way. Writing a book solely from my viewpoint - that would be boring, right? I've created these surveys for you to give your input to me, in a way … [Continue reading...]

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Potty talk: Ask the Young Mommy readers

A mom writes on our Facebook discussion board: "I need advice on when to start potty training. I am a new mom with my only son so I need some advice. He will be three in September and I have sat him on the toilet but what is the time limit? I find that I don't have the patience to sit there. But I need to because Pull-ups are expensive." Mama, I am right there with you. Except that my son is 2. … [Continue reading...]

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When baby makes four

At my daughter's first birthday party, someone asked me when I was planning on having another kid. "Ayanna's getting bigger," they teased. "You're gonna want another one." I shot them a look - surely they must be joking. I was JUST beginning to feel like life was "normal" again - my daughter was sleeping well, I was working part-time and loving it, and I was free of those new mommy … [Continue reading...]

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Should Mommies Be Clubbing?

  I wrote this post called "Should Married Folks be Clubbing?" a while back, and I realized I hadn't ever really explored that topic here, as it pertains to moms. Just when I thought I had run out of things to write about, right? I have not been to a club since my oldest was born three years ago. But truthfully, I had only been "out" once or twice before I had her, so I don't think I'm … [Continue reading...]

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