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{YML Voices} I Knew I Was A Mom When…My Baby Got Sick

by Kanesha Morrison  I was 17 years old. I had my whole life planned out. I wanted to own several business. I wanted to be the next Oprah. I wanted to change the world. I just started my first real job and I was making $9.00 an hour. I was so excited. My first couple weeks of work were great, then I got sick.  It felt like I had the flu. Needless to say I was pregnant. 6 weeks pregnant. Even … [Continue reading...]

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Introducing {Fat Wallet}, A New Series On Saving Money and Finding Deals

                        Ever since I became self-employed, I have a new appreciation for money. I was working hard before, but having to constantly hustle to make the mortgage every month makes you put your Starbucks habit in a new light. I want to make sure we all find ways to make our money stretch, … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} I Knew I Was A Mom When…The Ultrasound Showed Two Heartbeats

by Wynter Pitts It’s one of the most memorable days of my life. I sat looking out of the window with a blank stare on my face and it felt like I was living inside of a silent movie scene, except it wasn’t quiet.   Somewhere in the distance I could hear a mixture of my husband’s voice, my two-year-old's and five year-old girl’s giggles and the hum of my small SUV’s engine, but it all seemed to … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} 5 Things I Learned from Being a Teenage Mother

by Franchesca Lane-Warren I remember like it was yesterday. I was locked in a stall in my dorm bathroom anxiously awaiting the results of my pregnancy test. As I closed my eyes I thought, “Could I really be going through this?” Just months earlier, I had left my small town as the first person in my family to receive a scholarship to college. I remembered my parents beaming with pride as they … [Continue reading...]

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Raising the Next Generation of Greatness

by Ava Morton How often have you heard parents tout that their two year old with the great throwing arm is going to be the next major league pitcher, or quarterback, etc?Though we may make these assertions about our children in jest, there is a hint of hope that maybe, just maybe, there might be something to Junior’s strong arm. As parents, we naturally take pride in our children’s abilities … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} I Knew I Was A Mom When…Bathtime Became Full Of Surprises

by Aisha Greene I am organized. I am neat. I respond well to predictability and order. I pick out my clothes for the upcoming work week on Sunday nights and iron them. I am THAT person. And now....I am a mom. Children can flip your world upside down and when you are an "A" Type personality that appreciates order... well you have to learn to let go a little and just laugh. I … [Continue reading...]

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