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When you speak – you want people to listen (especially our partners and children). Although most people think that if you yell, you will be heard. It’s quite the opposite. I have put together 5 effective communication strategies to help you succeed…
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On mommy’s agenda for me today: getting dressed going to school eating dinner bath bedtime. Um, no. I will not be doing any of that. At least, not with any discernible amount of ease. GETTING DRESSED I know that I…
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It’s tough at the best of times to parent. It’s even tougher when there’s more than one of you. Remember before you had kids? You had it all planned out in your head, and you knew exactly what kind of parent you were going…
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I’ll admit it – before kids I took a hard line on things I knew nothing about. I read a lot of books, I watched a lot of movies, I had everything figured out. I used words like “never” and…
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Every year around Mother’s Day, I get a bit weepy. My husband goes to great lengths to remind me that we need to celebrate me, because I’m a mom, but Mother’s Day really hurts. I lost my mom in 2001….
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I am almost always tired. I usually fall into bed at a reasonable hour – most nights anyways. But every once in a while I need to stay up late. Sometimes it’s binging on a TV show or reading or taking a bath. Occasionally I…
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I have a Threenager. This summer, he’ll be a Fournado – but let’s deal with one emotional apocalypse at a time. My son has feelings. Big, big, nuclear feelings. They are spectacular to witness, in much the same way that…
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I had just delivered my second son. He was wrapped in a blanket, with a tiny beanie on his matted, goopy head. I had literally just pulled this being from my body (you read correctly) when a nurse asked:…
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I’ll admit it. Sometimes I think I did myself and my kids a disservice by having them later in life. I don’t have these thoughts often, most of the time I’m perfectly happy with the decision, but then something will…
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Every age and stage comes with ‘the questions’ that everyone asks. You’re a teen, people want to know what you’re going to do with your life. In your 20s they want to know when you’re going to get married. You’re married,…
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Liz Parker is a mom of none, and has something to say about the experience of living in a society where that’s just not well understood by parents! Long before there was a Christian Grey making all 50 shades a thing…
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