Tag: life lessons
-
45 is the New 46: Embracing Age with Humor
Get Pregnant Fast “Please, let’s avoid the age question,” I silently plead as I maneuver through the classroom, hoping to escape before someone asks. All the other parents in my child’s class are significantly younger than me. I wouldn’t dream of lying about my age, but I certainly don’t want to bring it to the…
-
What My Mom Taught Me About Wearing Old Underwear
Get Pregnant Fast As a child, I was often taken aback by the contrast between my mother’s impeccable style and the surprising secret she harbored: her underwear was a decade old, and it showed. How could someone so elegant and vibrant be wearing such worn-out undergarments? Even at just nine, I recognized that she could…
-
I Complete What My Kids Begin, and I Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way
Get Pregnant Fast I reached for the box of Frosted Mini-Wheats and gave it a shake. Ugh, empty. Peering inside revealed just three lonely morsels floating in a sea of crumbs. Not one to waste food, I poured them into a bowl and polished them off. Next, I grabbed the box of Honey Graham Oh’s…
-
Why My Kids Don’t Always Take Center Stage
Get Pregnant Fast Let’s be real: my kids don’t always come first. There are moments when I’m knee-deep in preparing dinner, and I can’t just drop everything to help my son with a shoe he insisted on putting on himself. Or when I’m folding laundry and have to tell my daughter to hang tight for…
-
Marriage Is Full of Blunders and Chuckles
Get Pregnant Fast To cherish and to hold, from this day forth, for better or worse, in abundance or scarcity, in health or sickness, until death do us part. Nearly a decade ago, Jake and I exchanged these vows. Yet, I can hardly remember that day. At the time, I was 25, the last of…
-
7 Valuable Lessons Kids Learn from Divorce (That Aren’t So Bad After All)
Get Pregnant Fast Reflecting on my past, I realize that I stayed in a troubled marriage far longer than I should have. At the time, I was convinced that enduring the unhappiness was for the sake of my children. I thought that if I just put in a little more effort, I could mend what…
-
Dad Holds Teen’s Belongings Hostage After She Runs Up a $500 Phone Bill
Get Pregnant Fast In a surprising twist to parental discipline, a father has devised a clever method to teach his 13-year-old daughter a lesson about financial responsibility after she accumulated a staggering $500 phone bill due to excessive data charges from social media. Mark Thompson decided to take a unique approach: he held her favorite…
-
16 Life Lessons My Mom Instilled in Me Over 17 Years
Every achievement counts. No matter how trivial it may seem to others, don’t let their opinions overshadow the significance of your accomplishments. Embrace the joy of watching your favorite movie multiple times, like How to Train Your Dragon 2. Life is fleeting, so cherish the things that bring you happiness. Cultivate a reading habit. Regardless…
-
A Note to My Future Teens About Technology
Get Pregnant Fast Dear Kids, As I pen this letter, you’re still just little ones—18 months and 3 years old. Yet, it’s remarkable how quickly you’ve mastered the tablet, likely outpacing me! You belong to a generation enveloped in technology, where screens and gadgets are as commonplace as the air we breathe. When I was…