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The Gratitude Project

I am so grateful to Ms. Nicole Blades at Ms.MaryMack.com for allowing me to grace her blog with my presence. I wrote a guest post for her about my daily intention to be grateful for all the little blessings in my life. And now I'm happy to share it with you. Enjoy! Last November I was at work, busting my hump to finish the relaunch of my company’s website. I was about a week or so away from … [Continue reading...]

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We Are Not Invisible: Young Women Speak Their Truth

First, a little backstory... In the fall of 2009, the audience for the YML had doubled from the previous year, and I was looking for some way to give back. It was part experiment/part altruism. I searched for an organization that I could host a fundraiser for, and after a couple of quick Google searches, I found The National Crittenton Foundation. And they found me. The National Crittenton … [Continue reading...]

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Confession Time: Motherhood Stresses Me The Hell Out

Man, what a rough realization that is. I am not someone who thrives in this job. I do not wake up bright-eyed, ready to start the day and ready to tackle every little problem or argument the kids roll my way. Instead, I have to give myself a little pep talk in the mirror before I leave the bedroom and face the day. For some moms, greeting the little person that emerged from your womb was … [Continue reading...]

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What If Your Mom Had A Blog While You Were Growing Up?

My mom told me regularly over the years that she wanted to be an actress. It was her childhood dream. She wanted to be famous, see her name in lights, walk the red carpet at awards show and looked surprised when the envelope was opened and they called her name. Instead, she's a nurse. Working two jobs and has been for the past....seven years? What happened between then and now, never mind … [Continue reading...]

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Guest post: Battles in the NICU

by Katie Gartman Two months before my 18th birthday, I found myself staring at a positive pregnancy test. My reaction was probably much different from most: I was excited. I had always wanted to be a mother and I saw my pregnancy as a wonderful gift. I couldn’t wait to start this new journey. It didn’t even occur to me that things could go horribly wrong. My son was born at only 24 weeks, … [Continue reading...]

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Guest post: Dope to the third power

by Alicia Harper I recently met a good friend from high school for lunch. We hadn’t seen each other in quite some time and decided to finally catch up. During lunch, I learned the reason we hadn’t seen each other for so long: she had been traveling. A lot. And pretty much all over the globe. As I sat across the table from her, I found myself feeling a little jealous. Okay, I … [Continue reading...]

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When a positive pregnancy test is a negative

I have this friend. Let’s call her “Denise.” Denise is a great woman. She is caring and kind. Sweet and funny. But she has this issue where once she falls for someone - she falls hard. Like, “I love you”s exchanged in under three weeks, her wrists are sore from texting him so much and she spends all night dreaming about her new love. Most of the time she’s been able to walk away unscathed … [Continue reading...]

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Best of 2010 – YML Style, Part 2

Today we're continuing with the look back at the top posts on the Young Mommy Life for 2010. Missed a post? Want to read it again? The best posts are all right here for ya. July I might be biased but this might be my favorite months of posts. Looking through the archives I'm getting a little excited. Alright on to my faves: I had my very first therapy session EVER this month and I was sooo … [Continue reading...]

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