1. You will stress out. NBC NBC Adding a new life to your family is always a huge adjustment, and adoption is no exception. Sure, you may avoid the pregnancy waddle and stretch marks and hormones, but those stressors will be replaced with mounds of paperwork and anxiety as you wait for “the call.” And then you will wait some more. But oh, how it’s worth it. 2. You will never forget “the call.” FOX Or the email, in some cases, when you first . . .
The time my kids did my makeup for a Buzzfeed video
Last week a friend of mine who works for Buzzfeed asked if my kids and I wanted to take part in a video they were making. I love Buzzfeed videos. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. If my kids ever feel like I embarrass them on the internet, vengeance is theirs today. . . .
What I want you to know about postpartum depression
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Amy Kim. If you have ever suffered from depression, whether it was circumstantial or you have a history of depression, you understand how painfully difficult it is just to get . . .
That’s what SHE said: Our mommy problem, prostitution solutions, adoption truths, and more . . .
Born Again | Mamalode I would agonize over my intense and pointless guilt. Why hadn’t I found her sooner? She would dwell on the anger of my having not carried her inside of me. She had replaced her birth mother with me, and I could also be replaced. I could leave her, but she would try and leave me first. I would hold her closer the further she pulled away until she would finally break in half; the release, the fear and happiness all mixed together in a messy and desperate cry. The Avon World . . .
Friday Finds
1. Denim jacket | Zulily 2. Fair-trade hand woven scarf| Etsy 3. Hooded coat | Old Navy 4. Gemstone candle | Anthropologie 5. Chalkboard wall calendar| Calendars.com 6. Fruit salad with yogurt dressing| Coolmompicks 7. Bobbi-Toads shoes | Bobbi-Toads paintable shoes 8. Black star belted dress | Ruum 9. Nügg | Revitalizing face mask . . .
What I want you to know about my husband’s spinal cord injury
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Ashley. On July 9, 2011, my world changed. My husband of four years (and partner for over eleven) was in a bicycling accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Before the . . .
“It’s only hair” and other lies
This post is sponsored by Hairfinity. "It's only hair" is an adage spoken only by a person who has never really had a bad haircut. Confession: I have been in various stages of growing my bangs out since age 12. My mom was rather liberal in the hair department and basically gave me free reign to do whatever I wanted to it: Sun-In, perms, cutting it myself . . . it was open season at my house. I spent many a Saturday giving myself or my friends perms, and I was always hacking away at my own . . .
#TBT: What am I doing wrong here?
On Thursdays I post a favorite from the archives. This is from April 2008. There are so many days where, as a mom, I feel completely unequipped. I am often looking around and feeling like I am the ONLY mom fumbling this much and in so much chaos. I am the mom who forgets water bottles at playgroup, who forgets sunscreen at the beach, who forgets to pack lunch for preschool, who forgets the helmet at the skate park. I try very hard to overcompensate for this by being "intentionally organized". . . .
What I want you to know about reclaiming my life
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Anna. This is a letter I wrote to the man who kept me in an abusive relationship and got me pregnant, the man who almost destroyed my life. It's what I want you to know about . . .
DIY Thanksgiving “Gratitude Board”
This post was sponsored by Ford. Last Thanksgiving my sister-in-law hosted us for the day, and she created a little gratitude experience by making an interactive bulletin board. She had little slips of paper that everyone could write things they were thankful for. It was a really meaningful exercise and a great visual reminder of all of our blessings. It was also the perfect way to get the kids involved in thinking through what they are grateful for. I decided to try to recreate this . . .
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