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{YML Voices} Growing Pains and Lessons Learned

by Alicia Harper April is one of my favorite months of the year. Why? Well, it’s my birthday month! [Insert image of Alicia doing the running man here.] At the end of the month, I’ll be turning 28 years old, and contrary to the popular belief that women feel melancholy or anxious with age, I’m actually excited to be turning one year older… and a little bit wiser. So far, my twenties have … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} A Woman’s Transition

by Amber Turner The transition from womanhood to mommyhood happened a little later than I expected. Being a young mom, the transitions that all women go through flew a lot faster than one would expect. I was really young when everything happened for me. I was 18 and still under the confines of my parent's rules and regulations when I met my first boyfriend who is now my husband. I was … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} It Gets Better…Sometimes

by Sarah Tierney I wish I could say I was a pro single parent. A year and a half later I'm still forgetting to pack an extra set of clothes for daycare or bring their little book of immunizations when I go to the pediatrician. But if those little mistakes are what I have to work on, then I'm doing a pretty good job overall. Don't get me wrong, it's fricken hard taking care of two children by … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} Happiness or Joy: Which is Realistic in My Life?

by Krystle Talley Well, I don't know about you, but I used to believe happiness and joy held the same weight in meaning. Until today…As I was reading my daily morning devotional, I learned there is indeed a difference in implication between those two words; especially when it involves using them to describe your life. I discovered that joy goes far deeper than happiness... According to … [Continue reading...]

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When A Friend Parents Your Child (And You Don’t Like It)

by Sarah Tierney Here's something we can all agree on: parenting is tough. From the moment we see the two red lines on that pregnancy test until our child[ren]'s adulthood (maybe), we reserve the right to parent as we choose. So what happens when a friend or even family get involved with the discipline of our children? I'm not talking about being away or leaving your children with a … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} Starting Over and Wouldn’t Change It For the World

by Robyn Carson If someone would have told me that I'd be having another baby when I had children who were 7 and 11 AND that I'd be doing it after I already turned 30, I would have called them a liar to their face. I became a mom at 20 and had decided that my baby making days would be through by age 28. Well let's just say that we can plan all we want, but God is the ultimate planner! All … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} On The Path To Becoming A Doula

by Gaetane Joseph Most people I know do not know the role that a doula plays in a life of a family during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. I must admit, I was also guilty of the same thing prior to having children. It is not until I was pregnant with my 1st born, Addaeyomi, and was planning to deliver at a birthing center did I even hear mention of the word doula. “The word "doula" … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} There Is Never An Easy Answer

by Madeline Wilson I did something a little radical this week. I went out and got a job. The getting dressed in real clothes and leaving the house kind of job. It was something I thought I needed, even at moments thought I desperately wanted. I thought it would give me validation. A sense of accomplishment. A feeling of equality within my relationship. I thought it would benefit my … [Continue reading...]

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