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Marriage on the Brain
As a mother of a seven year old, you would think that the normal dinner conversation would be about video games and toys. Nope, not my seven year old. My son Mikyle is smart for his age and very advanced, he was surrounded by a lot of adults as a toddler. His sarcastic charm made his personality. Now I’m going to take you back to when it all started. One day leaving the staff nursery, we said goodbye to a little girl and her mom. The little girl moved in to give Mikyle a kiss, but he didn’t realize and he slightly moved and she mistakenly kisses him on the lips. Shocked and embarrassed Mikyle, started to freak out and shouts, “Oh no I kissed Hannah on the lips now I have to ask her dad for her hand in marriage and I have to get a job I can’t go to pre-K.” I told him it’s ok it was a accident and he’s not in trouble and that it doesn’t mean he has to marry her. He says, “If you kiss someone on the lips you have to marry them." The parents and I joked about it before I took my embarrassed Mikyle home. That’s when things started to get serious for him about marriage and love.
By Ayanna Dore9 years ago in Families
Video Games — Not a Bad Thing
It is no question that we live in a technological age. Now, I do believe that being active is very important. I also believe that teaching our kids to be active is important.
By Ashley Robinson9 years ago in Families
Family Halloween Traditions
We have arrived at the time of year again, when the ghouls and creatures emerge from the shadows and shopping carts of busy parents. The cool autumn air sets in the spooky decorations are hung and candy is bought in bulk. Children eagerly await the chance to dress up as their favorite monster, character, or idol before going door to door asking for treats from their neighbors. The modern day Halloween celebrations have become a tradition over the past decade. Starting in America during the early 1900s, it has become a national holiday that children and adults both look forward to each year. Families spend the day making memories and traditions of their own every year. From the children dressing up to celebrate at school to the infamous candy hauls that they return with after trick or treating every family has their own unique ways of celebrating that make the holiday special each year. My family was no exception, though, we enjoyed the holiday with a little extra twist that not every family was able to do.
By Jessica L9 years ago in Families
Toddler Diaries
I should probably start by saying that this is a blog about babies. For those of you who feel queasy at the sight of the millions of photos of other people's children on social media sites, now is probably the time to locate the small ‘x’ in the corner of this page. However, if, like me, you find this world of sleepless nights, gripe water, pampers, and breast pads rather fascinating: please, read on.
By Jennifer Turton9 years ago in Families
Kids: Babies
"Why are you doing that?" "Nope. Put it back." "This is mine, not yours.” “Give it back, please. Thank you.” This is the conversation that I have had with my children since the dawn of time (Well, at least for the past 12 years). I have had to discuss, debate, argue, and reason with the children that I had decided to conceive — for subjects that I never thought would be an issue. Believe me, it can be an ISSUE.
By Eboni Lobley9 years ago in Families
Motherhood
Motherhood is something that I've always wanted to do and it's great!! I had my little one at 18 and don't regret it at all but then again who would.
By Catharine S9 years ago in Families
Supermom
Since having my fourth child, I have had some very interesting reactions. In the honeymoon stage of friendship with a fellow mom, you start to exchange information about your kids. Sometimes it's an outright "how many children do you have?" and other times you can literally watch them try and calculate in their heads as you give little tidbits of info. I have boys and girls–well, my older two are girls and then there are the boys, etc. So far, I have met a fellow mom of four only once. She was pleasantly surprised to have found a fellow "unicorn" mom. But I have to say that, overwhelmingly, the response is "WOW", "You have your hands FULL", "You must be SUPERMOM!".
By Kristy Cuevas9 years ago in Families
Top 5 Ways to Raise Thinkers
One of the most important things to me as a parent is raising critical thinkers. I want them to say the layers beneath and the reasons why things are the way they are. It isn't just a rainbow to us, it is sunlight refracting from the moisture in the air.
By Amy Jourdan9 years ago in Families
Empowering My Daughters
My job, my goal, is to raise my two daughters to be strong women, empower them, instill independence, morals, values, and never back down. To teach them to be passionate and go after what they want in life too. They can achieve anything they set their mind to. My husband has the same duties to them as me, but I feel it's a bit different being the mom to two girls than the dad. Seth is much more traditional than me, which can be a conflict in a society that is not usually traditional. Our daughters are Alina, age seven, and Catarina, age three.
By Lauren S.9 years ago in Families
An Open Letter to My Friends & Fam
I'm going to sincerely regret not getting the minimum 4 hrs of sleep, but as they say in Recon, "We train to standard; not to time!"
By Nefarious Darrius9 years ago in Families
Chaos and Messy Kisses
My living room is trashed; my kitchen counter is covered with dishes (mostly bowls and spoons). Toys that were meant to stay in the play room have somehow managed to invade my bedroom. To say a hurricane flew through would not be an understatement. The hurricane has two legs and arms, a bottomless stomach and curly, wild hair.
By Chandra Harrison9 years ago in Families
The Life of a Teenage Mom
It was in August 2016 when I found out I was pregnant. I was only 16 years old at the time and that was honestly the scariest news of my life. I cried for days wondering how I was going to raise a baby and how my father would react. I didn't end up telling him, my mom did. I was shocked to hear that he wasn't angry. Just a little upset. Dylan had no idea until I called him at work and told him. He was nervous but seemed to be fine with the news. I didn't want to tell anybody because I was scared of what they would say about me having a baby at such a young age. I had my first prenatal and I was so nervous... I went in and we listened to my baby's heartbeat and I almost cried. It was a sign of relief and it made me excited.
By Brooke Smith9 years ago in Families