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20 Things You Need To Get Through The First 5 Years Of Young Motherhood (Items 6-10)

Read items 1-5 here.  6) A guaranteed pick-me-up. Stress is something that comes along with the territory. If your kids don't listen, or money's tight, or work is driving you crazy, you need something that you know will help you release that stress that builds up. I just suffered through it until one day I'd explode, everyone would be terrified and then I'd apologize. And the cycle would … [Continue reading...]

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{Monday Morning Motivation} Does Complaining Make Your Life Better…Or Worse?

In today's video, we're talking about complaining. 'Cause I do it a LOT. I'm a control freak and I prefer when the world takes its cues from me rather than vice versa. I'm not a go-with-the-flow type of person and lately I've been wondering if that's holding me back. Check out the video and let me know—do you think you complain too much? How can you get in the habit of complaining less?  … [Continue reading...]

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It’s World Food Day – 5 Simple Steps To Alleviate World Hunger

What can YOU do to alleviate world hunger? Most people think that you have to donate money or volunteer or give a lot of effort to make an impact. But that's not true. I recently participated in a conference call with OxFam America to learn more about their GROW method, five simple principles for feeding your family. And when they say it's simple, they mean it. The five principles of the GROW … [Continue reading...]

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Take The Trip: Halloweekends At Cedar Point

I was blessed to get an invitation to head to Cedar Point for their Halloweekends! Each weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) from now until October 28, Cedar Point is doing it BIG for Halloween. This promo video did its job and scared the crap out of me: I saw that and was like, "Um...yeah, see, about that." Mama doesn't do roller coasters and I don't do monsters and scary stuff. … [Continue reading...]

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Happy Birthday To My Mom, The Woman Who Taught Me Everything

My mom has a birthday today. She's turning *mumble-mumble* years old. I was trying to think of what I could get her for her birthday because she doesn't really ask for much. She never has. So whenever her birthday or Christmas rolls around, my sisters and I are always stumped. My mom goes to work and takes care of us and rarely ever complains. (Although if I was in her shoes, I'd be complaining … [Continue reading...]

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{High School Moms Recap} Episode 2: Prom For Pregnant Moms?

"I don't want to live off the government. I want to support my son with my own money," Carla Garcia, 19, a student at Florence Crittenton High School Episode 2 of High School Moms focused on the first-ever school prom. The principal Ricardo LeBlanc-Esparza noted that there has been some negative pushback from the community—some feel the girls shouldn't be focused on prom but instead should … [Continue reading...]

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YML Voices: Co-Parenting Doesn’t Have To Be A Struggle

by Lauren Thomas "Thanks for inviting me and J to hang out with you. I really had fun, and look forward to building an authentic friendship with you." That is part of the text message I sent to my son's step mom. THIS IS A BIG DEAL! I had my 1st child when I was 19, about 2 years later his dad and I married, and about 1 year after that we were divorced. This was a very hard time in … [Continue reading...]

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Young Mom Set On Fire, Shot In Deranged Plot By Ex-Boyfriend

                  *big sigh* When I read about a young pregnant woman, Latonya Bowman, who was set on fire and shot by someone who obviously didn't want her to live and have that baby, I held my breath to hear if she survived. She did. And she just gave birth. This is so horrific that I struggled to find the words to … [Continue reading...]

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