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My 30-Minute Routine To Prevent Morning Meltdowns

My daughter's private school switched buildings this past summer, turning what used to be a trip around the corner into a 20-minute drive. This also meant that my husband could no longer do the morning drop-off, which meant that I, a work-at-home mom, would now have to— Gasp! —get dressed in the morning and venture out in public before 8 a.m. For those of you who have always had the … [Continue reading...]

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Get Yourself To Bed: 3 Ways To Ensure You Wake Up Refreshed

You do not have to tell me that it is hard to go to bed after you put your child to sleep for the night. Once their little heads hit the pillow it feels like it’s “you time,” right? You’re on Facebook, catching up on your favorite shows, getting in a little quality time with your boo, and enjoying the quiet that comes with your kids’ bedtime. But then you find yourself staying up way too late, … [Continue reading...]

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Five Ways To Destress In Under 5 Minutes

Ladies, can I talk to you for a minute? We've got a lot on our plates. A lot. All those responsibilities, all the headaches we encounter every day — it all has to go somewhere. We keep stress bottled up inside of us and we're going to explode. I had to keep getting knocked down to learn that keeping a running tally of all the things currently stressing me out was foolish. Instead of finding … [Continue reading...]

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What To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up

I got an email late last night from a woman with the subject line, "I need help." Of course, I opened it. Inside the email were the long, rambling thoughts of a woman who is pretty obviously depressed and unhappy with all aspects of her life. The pain and the suffering was pretty apparent and when you can convey that simply through words on a screen, well, it's pretty clear that it's a cry for … [Continue reading...]

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On Father’s Day, We’re Making Lemonade

By Alicia Harper This week the Father’s Day celebrations are in full force. Every store that I enter, every other commercial that I see, and every other person that I talk to, the topic of discussion is, you guessed it, Father’s Day. And rightfully so. Fathers deserve to be recognized for all that they do. This single momma is totally cool with that. But, earlier this week, for about 12.8 … [Continue reading...]

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What Being A Child Of A Teenage Mom Taught Me

by Latonya Moore My mom gave birth to me ten days after her 14th birthday.  There were times during my youth that I resented her for being such a young mom.  I mainly felt this way because of her absence, and I believed her being absent was caused by her lack of maturity. Growing up as a child of a child, there were many things I took away from our circumstances, but there are two things that … [Continue reading...]

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Mommy Guilt? What Mommy Guilt?

A couple weeks ago, my daughter came home with information about a "wedding" in her kindergarten class. You see, Mr. Q and Mrs. U were getting married (because they love each other, you see) in an effort to teach the kids about phonics and all that jazz. My daughter was going to be a bridesmaid and they were going to have cake and punch and dancing and pictures of the wedding party. All the … [Continue reading...]

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Moving Forward

I've been playing this song on repeat for the past three months and when I tell you it has gotten me through some rough moments, I'm not playing. There's a lot of stress that comes along with being a modern mother and sometimes I find it hard to be my best on any given day. Sometimes I'm just tired and could use a 4-hour nap. Other times I'm not in the mood for the attitude my 5-year-old slings … [Continue reading...]

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