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Lockdown Christmas: How Are You Feeling?
I recently posted a picture on my Instagram of two of my friends and I posing with some shot glasses in my old kitchen in The Netherlands. The photo was taken a few weeks after burying my father and enduring two funerals in two different continents. As I explained in my caption, I was exhausted, most likely still in shock and probably had no idea the way my grief was going to unravel in the months to come.
By Keshia MF6 years ago in Families
Why I started a blog
When I started this blog, I only had one intention of blogging. My only reason for starting this blog was to write my feelings out. Ever since I was diagnosed with postpartum depression, I had this idea of writing down how I feel every day because every day I would wake up with different moods. From the moment I knew what was postpartum depression is, I wanted to share everything with everyone who would understand what I was going through and maybe I will get someone who is going through the same thing as me and we share the same journey.
By Straight out of village6 years ago in Families
How I started a star shower
To the Sun I said please don’t get me out of bed! I can already feel the tickle of your bright light. To the Moon I said please don’t make me go to bed I’m not ready and can’t you see the Sun is still ticking me.
By Katherine Lovell6 years ago in Families
5 Must-Try Stocking Stuffer Ideas for This Holiday Season
As you approach the holiday season, finding the perfect presents for your loved ones can be quite a challenge. Adding another gift for a stocking stuffer can make this process even harder because you will also want to find the right option to accentuate their perfect present. If you are having a difficult time coming up with an idea, here are a few things that make for the perfect stocking stuffers.
By Paisley Hansen6 years ago in Families
Physical Development - Fine Motor Skills and Gross Motor Skills
This is my observational report on our performance task in the EDUC 231 Child and Adolescent course conducted on a child with a chronological age of 4:2. This performance task aims to observe the physical development of a child about his/her fine motor skills and gross motor skills.
By Domingo Añasco-Gaces Samontina, Jr.6 years ago in Families
Memory Lane
Dear Family, Since we can’t be together this year, I’m sending this Christmas letter to help you all remember some of our past Christmases. Grab a nog and read on.
By Keli Maire6 years ago in Families
Invited or Not to Be Invited
So this week is Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, can't say that I'm excited for it but what I am excited for is spending time with my son and my SO. It's hard to be around people that tell other people and go behind my back and say that I'm not allowed to go over anywhere because they don't like me. So in my eyes, who says they can tell their son not to invite the mother of their grandson. When I told my dad about it, he says that really is childish and that me and my son should stay home and watch Disney movies and have our own little Christmas here at home.
By Manda Marie6 years ago in Families
Postpartum Recovery Tips
YOUR BODY AFTER PREGNANCY: PHYSICAL CHANGES TO EXPECT The term “postpartum” refers to the time immediately following the birth of a baby. Both pregnancy and this period of time after giving birth are marked by significant increases in hormone production, which can affect both a mother’s mental state and her physical body.
By Leah Rise6 years ago in Families
The Fallen Tree
Today we decorated our tree, Christmas 2020 is well underway, and somehow, for the first time in my life my holiday spirit is legit. I look around at the glittering ornaments lining the tree, tinsel and lights dotting each branch, stockings hung by the fireplace, and while I sip on the cocoa I just made with my children, I finally realize the joy of the holiday in this treacherous tedious time. It finally dawns on me why my parents put so much effort into a thankless tedious task, and why they continued to do so long after their children deserved it.
By Tonya 6 years ago in Families
The Truth About Pregnancy
It was an unusually mild summer. It seemed as though it had taken forever to get warm enough to go outside without a jacket or even a sweatshirt without causing a bout of full body shivering. Perhaps I was just running colder than normal due to a surgery I had just a few months prior.
By Cara Simon6 years ago in Families
The Myspace project: My Father
I originally wrote this as a blog entry on Myspace in 2006. I was a 32 year old self proclaimed immortal with a taste for good cocaine and an eye for what made the world a beautiful place. I was smack dab in the middle of my glory days. Growing old was never a forethought or an option. Even when I look back at this moment in my life, a moment that I think many people would consider life changing or pivotal, in the here and now, it still hasn't really hit me yet. I don't think it ever will either. Ironically enough, the photo this is all about no longer exists, and yet somewhere in my mind it was significant enough to write about 14 years ago, and important enough still to post once again and talk about it. So here goes.....
By Anthony Salinas6 years ago in Families
Step Mom
Step Mom. Its the awful terrible term that women get cursed with as they get blessed with the love of a child that did not come from their own womb. Its the term with such a bad reputation that fairy tales often have an easy time coming up with a villain with its mere existence.
By SirenSavage6 years ago in Families