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I Still Don’t Want To Be A Stay-At-Home Mom, But Now I Know Why

by Aja Dorsey Jackson A little more than two years ago, I wrote a post here about how I hated being a stay at home mom.  Several months later, I went back to work. Although two years later I have no intention on trading in my laptop bag and heels for the home life, some mornings I wake up and wonder, "Why couldn’t I make being a stay-at-home mom work for me? Even with the knowledge that I’m … [Continue reading...]

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Smart Dads Know: Moms Need To Recharge Their Batteries

by Bryan Calvin My wife is wonderfully overcommitted SAHM with a part-time job, who’s also a room mom for our daughter’s part-time preschool and on occasion has to take care of her mother. Suffice to say, she’s busy. And that’s okay, because as a family, we’re happiest when we have a thousand things going on. I try to do my part. We split the household chores and take turns making … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} From Grad Student To Instructor

by Carla Buckner Wednesday was my first day as the new instructor at my university. The night before, I had prepared myself for my first day and organized everything so the grad student-to-instructor transition would go smoothly. By day, I was the typical graduate student: I attended my classes, took notes, and glanced at my social networks in between. However, when 5:00 PM hit, I became an … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} Avoid The Communication Breakdown In Your Relationship

by Kim Statler  Communication is one of the most challenging, on-going learning processes in a relationship. At least, it is in mine. My husband and I have been together for almost seven years and married for over four. Within that short time, I have found my definition of "good communication" to change more rapidly than I ever thought possible. Before my husband, I'm pretty sure I had no … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} You Will Appreciate Your “Baby Face” When You Get Older

By Shelly Ismail I can remember my teenage years so well. I was always the smallest of my peers weighing no more than 92 pounds in my senior year. It bothered me that no matter how much I would eat, I still looked scrawny. Even worse than being so small was the fact that adults often thought I was 12. That used to make me so angry to the point of tears. I remember when everyone thought my … [Continue reading...]

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