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Three Tips To Make Sure Your Car Is Ready For Family Road Trips

Are you planning on hopping in the car and hitting the road this summer with the family? Taking a holiday road trip is a great way to spend some quality time together and get off the beaten path. Yet the last thing you want to spoil your vacation is a breakdown miles from any service station! And, although it's less dramatic, a car that's not in tip top shape will also cost you extra money in … [Continue reading...]

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#NoTeenShame: This Is What Happens When We Support Teen Parents

Squeeeeeeee! That's all I could think when Gloria Malone (you may know her as TeenMomNYC) uploaded photos from her college graduation. Gloria had her daughter Leilani when she was 15. I didn't know her then, but I know that society isn't kind to parents in general, let alone those who are parenting before they graduate high school, so I know she had her struggles. Instead of quietly … [Continue reading...]

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My Son’s Kindergarten Teacher Has Eight Kids. Here’s What She Taught Me About Motherhood.

The first thing I knew about my son's kindergarten teacher was that she would be missing the first four weeks of the school year while she was on maternity leave. What I was stunned to learn next was that she had just had her eighth child. As in, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, EIGHT KIDS. No multiples. All under 11. *faints* The fact that she was ready to come back and teach a bunch of 5-year-olds … [Continue reading...]

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Summer Vacation Is Coming. Get Excited…Or Not

#186543898 / gettyimages.com It's quite hard to believe that the summer months have come upon us once again yet here we are, getting ready to brave the heat in an attempt to enjoy a carefree summer filled with fun, sun, friends and family. But what it really means is that its time for the kids to get out of school for summer vacation and in theory, it should be a time that the whole … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Babies + Toddlers, Education, Family, Featured, Love + Family, Mom to Mom, Money + School, School-Aged Children, You + Your Kids ·

Pursuing Your Passions Is Not All Or Nothing: Learning To Go With The Flow When Life Gets Crazy

I had to get a part-time job to help pay the bills, but the only job I could find is on night shift. I can't even begin to tell you how difficult it was to work four nights a week and go to college full-time, all while running a household and raising a six-year-old. Unfortunately, while I struggled to maintain good grades, find time to spend with my daughter and get to work on time, I had to … [Continue reading...]

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Reflections Upon Turning 30 – Are You Where You Thought You’d Be?

Even as a child, I've always had dreams about how my life would play itself out. I'd dream of being married, with about 4 kids and working as an anesthesiologist at Washington Hospital Center in D.C where I was born. And for me, that was my American dream. Little did I know that I'd become a mom when I was 17 years old, drop my pre-med degree to study dance, get married, move away from home … [Continue reading...]

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It’s A Wrap! The First Young Mom Summit Was A Success!

Part 1 of the recap - watch for part two tomorrow! When I tell you all that my heart is full and that the Young Mom Summit was everything I hoped it would be.... When I tell you that I was so touched by the amount of love and admiration between attendees.... When I tell you that I couldn't believe how dope my presenters were, even though I handpicked them myself... When I tell you that I … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Career, Coparenting, Education, Family, Featured, Health + Fitness, Love + Family, Mom to Mom, Money + School, My favorite posts, Quit stressin', Sex + Relationships, Student Mama, Young Mom Summit ·

Join Our Twitter Party For New HBO Documentary, “Paycheck to Paycheck”

Join me on Monday, March 17 as we live tweet the premiere of the new HBO documentary, Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life & Times of Katrina Gilbert. From HBO: “Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert” offers the deeply personal, unvarnished, and moving story of Katrina Gilbert, a single mom of three, whose daily struggles illuminate the challenges faced by the 42 million … [Continue reading...]

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