Because my first pregnancy was way out of left field, I decided I wanted to know the sex of the baby and no one was going to get in my way.
“Do you want to know the sex?” the ultrasound tech asked me.
I laid on the table, shirt hiked up. “I think it’s a girl,” I [...]
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If I Had Two Girls
Shoo-in for Mother of the Year
I take my kids to preschool on Monday and we go into my daughter’s classroom to hang up her coat in her cubby.
I look up and notice the teacher has kites on the walls with each child’s name on it. Below the kites are ribbons with each achievement the child has learned. Under my daughter’s [...]
My .02 cents on MTV’s “16 & Pregnant”
First, let me say that I am rooting for these girls to succeed. If they succeed, then their children can succeed and we all benefit.
Second, let me say that this show makes me uncomfortable. I start squirming whenever it’s on.
I usually can’t make it through an entire episode.
I’ll make two quick observations about the show, since [...]
young moms raise smart kids
Forget the stereotypes. Forget what you may have heard.
Every young mom I know has amazing kids. Every.single.one. And by amazing, I don’t just mean, “Oh, little Brian is so cute and I love the way he makes the ‘choo-choo’ sound everytime he sees a train.”
I mean, really AMAZING. Smart, polite, adorable, quiet, good sleepers. The [...]
10 Things I’m Gonna Do Once My Kids Move Out
First, let me add this disclaimer: I love my kids. I really do. They are the reason I get out of bed every morning, they are the reason my heart beats, they are the reason I breathe.
Okay, got it? I love ‘em. Don’t question it.
That said, there are days when they are running around, screaming, [...]
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