Year: 2022
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Dear Biological Clock, Can You Please Calm Down?
Get Pregnant Fast Dear Biological Clock (or “you relentless nag” as I sometimes refer to you), We need to have a chat. Your antics lately have been downright outrageous. Much like my spirited, 14-month-old son, you occasionally ignore my “no” and completely disregard requests to tone it down. My only option left seems to be…
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To My College-Bound Son as You Venture Into the World
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Dear Educator,
Get Pregnant Fast Hello! I hope you remember me—the one who brought those peanut cookies to the holiday gathering, almost causing a mini-crisis for two of your students. You were quick to act, swooping in to save the day by whisking away the cookies just before they could take a bite. I still appreciate how…
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Mom and Baby Illustrate the Realities of Co-Sleeping
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Tales from the Pantsuit Nation: My Journey in a Pantsuit
Get Pregnant Fast There was a time when I wore a pantsuit to an interview, and a panel of seasoned law partners expressed relief at my lack of a wedding ring. To them, it signified that I wouldn’t abandon my career for motherhood. I donned a pantsuit when an aged judge reminisced about the remarkable…
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Allowing My Biracial Children to Define Their Own Racial Identities
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The One Word We Need to Embrace More Often
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A Disturbing Percentage of Women Continue to Smoke During Pregnancy
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To the Mothers Who Raised Us: Celebrating the “Okayest” Moms
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How I Found Peace After Letting Go of My Baby
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