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Are You Friends With The Babysitter?

I love my nanny. She's been with our family for a while now. But I'm not her friend. I'm her employer. And I think there's a line that shouldn't be crossed there. The tricky thing is that I love her and care about her as I would a friend. She loves my children – and they love her. She is someone I depend on (often) more than my husband. She probably knows everything about my life. But there … [Continue reading...]

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[Co-Parenting Matters] Three Back-to-School Essentials for Stepmoms

by Katie Parsons There is a lot of information out there to help moms get ready for back-to-school. Pinterest alone is awash in ideas for school staging stations and DIY calendars to make the school year run smoothly for kids and parents. There isn’t much out there for stepmoms though—at least when it comes to advice on how to handle the inevitable meet-and-greet social situations that … [Continue reading...]

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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 dinner … [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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{YML Voices} Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

by Tameka White  Periodically, I reflect on the lessons life has taught me. One lesson I’ve learned is that women are from the Earth and men are from another solar system completely… Just joking. But, seriously, the old adage rings true: Women are from Venus; Men are from Mars. Many people use this saying to deepen the wedge that sometimes exists between the two sexes, but there is … [Continue reading...]

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