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Kids Are Not Just “A Minor Inconvenience”

I got into it with a Facebook "friend" a couple weeks ago when the House voted to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood. "Yes!" her status read. "I'm so glad MY tax dollars are no longer supporting that mess!" "I'm not trying to pick a fight," I wrote. "But why does this news make you happy if federal funding was going toward education and preventative services? Isn't that...a good … [Continue reading...]

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This Is Why I Don’t Drink

Picture this: It's a perfectly sleepy Sunday morning. But I get up. Decide to tackle my errands early, so I head out with my daughter in tow to go to the grocery store to stock up. Everything we see that looks even remotely good we toss into the cart. Yes, it was one of those trips. As I'm steering the cart toward the registers, a display of Arbor Mist catches my eye. It's on sale, … [Continue reading...]

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Student Mama: How Do I Avoid Doing Homework At The Last Minute?

Question from a reader: YML, I am in my second year of school and I want to quit already. I'm always behind, my schoolwork doesn't get my full attention and I don't feel like I'm actually learning anything - more like just trying to survive and get through it! I know that getting this degree is important but man, I'm killing myself to get stuff done. Do you or any of the other mamas have … [Continue reading...]

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YML Rewind: Making changes = less stress

Thought this post was fitting for all the changes I've been making lately. I'll be back Friday with an awesome original post (let's hope...lol): I’ve been living in a constant state of stress since 2006, when my daughter was born. I freak out about everything and it seems like I can’t make it through the day without getting overwhelmed. But it stops now. Life isn’t meant to be … [Continue reading...]

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Read all about it: Top Blogs For Young Moms

Figured I'd take a cue from my buddy Alicia and let you know who I'm reading lately, and why they are keeping my attention in the few seconds I have to spare each day. :) Jessica from Notes of Life & Love. Did I feature Jessica in my last young mommy blogger round-up? I probably did but she's a very, very cool person and she's a stay-at-home mom so I'm totally reading her blog to take … [Continue reading...]

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The Fine Art Of Seduction…

I posed a question on the YML Facebook Page earlier this week: When was the last time sex was an EVENT? I don't mean the sex that just...happens because well, he's there and you're there and Law & Order just got boring. I mean the kind of sex where you KNOW you'll be skipping to work the next day. And you plan accordingly. You do your hair so it looks AND smells nice. Shave your legs. … [Continue reading...]

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Are You Both Complaining About The Same Thing?

By nature, I am a soft-spoken woman, but despite this, I am convinced my husband at times suffers from “selective hearing.” Selective hearing is when he can hear the kids just fine, he can hear the sports commentators, but my request for his help washing the dishes goes unacknowledged. When this happens, I usually just take a deep breath and ask him again, louder this time, and he responds to … [Continue reading...]

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Supermom Or Supertired?

I was sitting in class on Monday and discussing my courseload with another student. Because my program is small, one of my courses this semester is an undergraduate/graduate course, with additional work piled to make it challenging enough for grad students. (Fun, right?) "Is grad school hard?" she asked. I wanted to tell her the truth. "No, grad school is not hard. It's hard because I only … [Continue reading...]

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