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Tips to Make Visitors
Every new baby brings a lot of visitors. When you should be focusing on learning how to care for your baby, it can be that much harder with people coming and going. This can be quite stressful for new moms and you definitely do not need the stress!
By Shelley Wenger6 years ago in Families
Tips to Help Parents
Being a parent to a child with special needs is a daunting task. It is never an easy job to care for someone all day every day, and there are going to be days that seem like they will never end.
By Shelley Wenger6 years ago in Families
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate the whole reason that we are here. Our wonderful mothers carried us in their womb, labored for us, and then cared for us as we grew. Their goal was to raise good children. Even if you were adopted, your mother adopted you and gave you a better life than your birth parents were able to.
By Shelley Wenger6 years ago in Families
His name is James
Usually when a woman finds herself with child, she, her family and her friends, begin to draw up pictures in their mind of what that child may be like. This is what I call, The Fairy Tale Stage. This is for many, the most beautiful part of pregnancy. The hours spent in quiet contemplation alone imagining the baby that you will soon hold in your arms and the others spent with others discussing names and making plans for the kind of parent you're going to be. For others, it can become devastating, which is the side of the coin that is rarely spoken of.
By Bessie Burns6 years ago in Families
Prevention Of High-Risk Pregnancy Through Healthy Living
A high-risk pregnancy is mostly encountered in cases where either the baby or the mother have an ongoing health problem. If you are a mother with a high-risk pregnancy, you might have questions. Will you need special prenatal care? Will your baby be OK?
By Nishant Kumar6 years ago in Families
Stay-At-Home Mom's
Let's be real here. Stay at home mom's get a bad rep sometimes. People tend to think we don't have "real jobs". Why? Because we don't "work". Excuse me? We don't work? I'm calling bull. Our daily lives are full of work. We cook, we clean, we have tiny bosses that require every ounce of our attention, who throw tantrums, throw food, get upset and throw more tantrums if we give them the wrong color cup, or plate, or they don't like the clothes we put on them. We don’t get breaks. Nap time? Cleaning. Bed time? More cleaning and maybe a shower, if you’re lucky. The cold, hard truth about being a stay at home mom is: it’s a 24/7 365 job. We just don’t get paid with cash. We get paid with love, kisses, hugs, tantrums, and the likes.
By The Unicorn Mom6 years ago in Families
Dream house
This is a church in Fayetteville, Arkansas that I was lucky enough to get to play acoustic music in while I was on tour years ago. This would be my dream home. A beautiful structure surrounded by greenery and open air. I would not change anything about the space, and would use it for recording music and having performances. Maybe I would build a separate structure for guests to stay in and also a separate shower and restroom. A big open space like the bathrooms I’ve seen in Sweden before. I would hike throughout the day and make music and cook and be completely self sufficient.
By Rob Hecht 6 years ago in Families
Wanderer
Life is no Rubik cube. At least I find it difficult to fix every aspect in its exact place. My life is a kaleidoscope, where joy and sorrow twirl together in a colorful mixture. So I walk. I walk through life and I walk through the fields surrounding my little town. Some steps take me closer to love ones, some steps are a mistake, but that’s life.
By Elena Stoyanova Kalcheva6 years ago in Families
10 Women Who Refused to Give Up Their Last Name After Marriage
Will you change your name? Many years ago this is a question that nobody was asking. Now, it is a very important question that women are being asked before they go into their marriages. The question is: Will you take your husband’s last name? Will you give up yours for his?
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Families
My Dream Home
If I’m dreaming don’t wake me up! I love Disney and my dream home will have a Disney theme in each room. My dream home must have ample square footage since I’ll need a mastar bedroom, four Be our Guest rooms and five bathrooms. It will have a huge kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a family room, and an indoor pool!
By Shirlynn White6 years ago in Families
Last Breath
What did it really mean to die? I don’t know, I don’t really know. But my thoughts wandered all over the place as I bled out on the floor of my garage. I felt a rush of adrenaline as I reached for my phone, trying to grab my phone and dialing 9-1-1.
By Abygael Silvers6 years ago in Families
The original corpse bride
Chinese bachelors and bachelorettes face immense societal pressure to get married and have children. Chinese parents play a central role in selecting their children’s new spouse. Unwed’s are often labelled as “bare branches” or “leftover women”, and the parents are going to extreme lengths to marry them off.
By Amber Blaize6 years ago in Families