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Public Toilets Are The Devil

Public Toilets Are The Devil

The worst invention within the past 50 years or so just has to be the automatic flushing toilet. What was so wrong with using your leg to kick the handle? It’s particularly vexing now that I have a four year old. For the past two years, my daughter has been potty trained. She’ll get up, stop [...]

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Use The Four Gs To Survive A Grumpy Toddler

Use The Four Gs To Survive A Grumpy Toddler

My son has been working my last nerve lately. Y’all know I love him, but it’s like the little guy is staying up late with a copy of “Driving Your Mama Crazy In 3 Easy Steps” tucked under his pillow in his crib.  And he’s taking notes. (When the updated version comes out, he’ll be writing [...]

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10 Things We Never Had To Think About Until We Had Kids

10 Things We Never Had To Think About Until We Had Kids

  by Amber Wright Naturally, having a child is a life changing event – in a multitude of ways. Before you have children, you can only imagine what life would be like. Since my daughter was born I’ve started to see the world through an entirely new set of eyes. Here’s a list (I love [...]

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Guest post: Lose the Negativity

by Blessing It was my Junior year in college when my then-boyfriend (now husband) and I found out we were pregnant. I did not know how else to think of it. I was working every summer to pay for my out-of-state college tuition, and living expenses. I didn’t need this. “Not now,” I whispered. I [...]

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Best of 2010 – YML Style, Part 1

Everyone and their mama is doing a “year in review” so heck, so will I. Ready to look back at 2010? Of course you are. But since this post becoming incredibly long, we’re breaking it into two parts. Are you ready for part one? Let’s go! January I started the year with a Happy Mom [...]

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