Today I walked in my moms office to talk to her about some stuff. As soon as I opened the door I was hit with heavy air and cigarette smoke. Now this is not to speak badly about my mom…
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The Breast and The Bottle
I knew as soon as I found out that I was pregnant that I wanted to breastfeed my son. I went and did as much research as I could. WIC provided some great resources and my midwife gave me a…
Balancing Life and Parenting
I feel that due to all of the expenses and obligations in daily life a lot of parents are not able to spend all of the time they would like with their children. Having a child is a life-changing experience,…
Headless Chicken
I have been sitting here staring at this screen on and off for the past hour trying to figure what I have to say about being a young parent. Clearly I have decided to start typing, but I still have…
Hard working single moms
Being a single mom is very hard, stressful, and depressing. Being a single mom and working is even more stressful and depressing. Work causes stress, and being a mom also causes stress so you feel so stressed out and don't…
How can I be a Leader when I’m not Even Ready to Parent?
Leadership Leadership is kind of a funny word. Oxford describes it as "The action of leading a group of people or an organization." Well, that doesn't sound so hard right? Except for the bit about leading (what is leading anyway?)...oh…
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Being a leader to my children.
I believe that a leader is someone that people look up to. I feel like I am somewhat a silent leader. I’d like to think that sometime in the future I will be seen as a leader for others but…
Not just about me
When I knew I was going to have my son, Liam, everything changed. I stopped smoking and drinking - I made a commitment to eat really healthy. I also began to research everything I could find about pregnancy; pintrest became…
I Thought My Life Was Over
I just recently found a quote that I fell in love with. If you follow me on twitter then you probably already know what quote I'm talking about because I always tweet it or use it for a photo caption.…
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