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Mommy Guilt? What Mommy Guilt?

A couple weeks ago, my daughter came home with information about a "wedding" in her kindergarten class. You see, Mr. Q and Mrs. U were getting married (because they love each other, you see) in an effort to teach the kids about phonics and all that jazz. My daughter was going to be a bridesmaid and they were going to have cake and punch and dancing and pictures of the wedding party. All the … [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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{Uterus Update} Do We Dare Have Another Kid?

My oldest is now 5 (wow!) and my baby is 3. Most moms admit that once the kids get out of diapers and into school, it's tempting to think, "Maybe we should just have one more...?" There's something about having a baby in the house. Yes, it's exhausting and you're doing so much laundry and so little sleeping. But it's a magical time. I've been having "baby cravings" for a couple months now, … [Continue reading...]

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How Did Life Get So Busy?

A couple years ago I bought myself a 2009 car. It was the first car I ever owned and I wanted it to be more reliable than the 1997 Buick I was currently driving. My favorite feature? XM Radio. But now I'm about to cancel my XM subscription because when I'm bopping my head to my favorite song of the moment, I miss out on the exchanges like this in the backseat: Ayanna: I want to be a nurse … [Continue reading...]

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When’s The Last Time You Felt Like You Could Beat The Moon?

I'd had a long day the Sunday before finals week (Isn't Sunday supposed to be a day of rest?) and I realized my day wasn't quite over at 8 p.m. when I realized I still needed to go grocery shopping. I told my daughter she could come with me because now at 5, she's more of a help and less of a hindrance when we go to the store. She holds my list, tells me all the things I forgot to put on it and … [Continue reading...]

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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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On My Own: Why Living By Myself Never Happened

I discovered I was pregnant my junior year of college. At the time, I had a roommate and we lived in the "cool" dorms. So that summer I went to New York and had a roommate there as part of the internship program I was completing. Then when I came back home to Ohio from the internship, I moved in with my boyfriend and we have been living together ever since. As a result, I have never (ever) … [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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