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4 Ways To Feel Less Isolated As A Young Mom

The main reason I started this website was to find a community. I felt like I had been pregnant for three years straight after two back-to-back pregnancies. I had few mommy friends that I could relate to. I was spending my time with kids who couldn't communicate with me and I was going craaaaazy. I needed an outlet. I needed to connect with other women who "got me." I know I am not alone. … [Continue reading...]

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I’m Afraid To Raise A Little Brown Boy

by Chanel Free It might sound insane, but the truth is I am afraid. Afraid to raise a brown boy. I had always dreamt of having a son. In fact, I had my entire future mapped out. I would have two boys and then my baby girl, so she would always be well protected by her older brothers. I presume that the man upstairs laughed heartily as I made my own plans for my future not realizing that he … [Continue reading...]

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Learning How To See The Big Picture When In The Weeds Of Motherhood

A few weeks ago we were at my daughter's spring concert and there was a slideshow of the graduating sixth graders. Each child got a segment that showed them as babies, toddlers, etc, all the way up to the present day. And even though I didn't know the sixth graders that well, I still teared up because you could see that for their parents, just yesterday those kids were babies. They "aww"ed when … [Continue reading...]

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Three Mini Vacations For Stressed Out Moms

I don't know about you, but 2013 is kicking my butt. In a good way, mostly. Deadlines are piling up, personal life stuff is exploding, and I haven't had a good minute to breathe since grad school ended. While I'm not able to run away from it all just yet (and oh, that day is coming soon!), I am planning to sneak in larger-than-average doses of "me time" over the next few weeks to get me to … [Continue reading...]

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“If You Stay Ready, You Ain’t Gotta Get Ready”

Y'all will have to excuse me for a moment. I watched the Samsung/Jay-Z commercial last night and got all types of excited. First of all, they had a 3 minute commercial during the NBA Finals. You know how much a 3-minute commercial costs at ANY time of year, let alone during the Finals? THEN they announced the deal: 1 million albums given FREE to Samsung Galaxy owners. I'm #TeamiPhone all day but I … [Continue reading...]

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VIDEO: Young Mom Summit | Episode 4 | Co-Parenting 101

Once I heard that Deesha Philyaw and her ex-husband Mike Thomas were going to be writing a book on co-parenting peacefully, I knew I had to get at least one of them to do an interview and share what they've learned over the years. The two are the creators of Co-parenting101.org, a one-stop-shop for all things co-parenting related. If you want to know about custody agreements, difficult exes, … [Continue reading...]

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GoalDiggin’: My Goals For May 2013

I've got to admit - I've been in a bit of a funk that past couple months. I think the weather has a lot to do with it. When it's gloomy and wet and cold outside, you tend to spend a lot of time indoors, staring at the same four walls all day. It drove me bonkers. But now that spring is officially here I'm feeling better. I've got a pep in my step, I'm smiling more and I feel on top of … [Continue reading...]

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Lessons From My Kids: The Beauty In Waiting For Storms To Pass

It's been really rainy here the past few days and my son, who loves nothing more than to be playing outside, has been really grumpy that we're stuck indoors. "This is boring," he said to me earlier this morning. "I hate the rain." Instead of giving in to his mini-tantrum, I tried to instead get him to look at the bright side. "Have you ever heard somebody say, 'April showers bring May … [Continue reading...]

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