Category Archives: Ask the Young Mommy readers

Why even have kids?

So many people close to me are trying to get pregnant.
I’m talking taking temperatures, having sex every two days, buying ovulation kits, stocking up on pregnancy tests, going through round 1 of IVF  - the works! They are sooo looking forward to becoming mommies.
Now it is difficult for me to understand their enthusiasm. As you know, [...]

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Ask the Young Mommy readers: Trouble accepting single mom status

Today’s question is about moving on and finding joy in the present:
“Traci” writes:
It has been 3 years since I had my son and I still find it difficult to accept him for him. Once he gets into trouble and I scold him, I take my aggressions of his father leaving me on him.
The beginning of the end started with [...]

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Question from a mom: How to raise our sons

Can I just pause for a moment and tell you how much I love the discussion we have on the Young Mommy Life Facebook page? I mean, for real. If you haven’t “Liked” the page yet, please hurry up and do so, in order to give your two cents to the moms who rely on [...]

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Care to share your two cents?

I don’t pretend to know everything there is about motherhood – I couldn’t know everything, even if I tried.
So in writing this book, I’m asking for your help – your insights and observations, tips, tricks and advice that has helped you along the way. Writing a book solely from my viewpoint – that would be [...]

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Potty talk: Ask the Young Mommy readers

A mom writes on our Facebook discussion board:
“I need advice on when to start potty training. I am a new mom with my only son so I need some advice. He will be three in September and I have sat him on the toilet but what is the time limit? I find that I don’t have the patience to sit there. [...]

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