Tag: life lessons
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To My Son Starting High School: A Letter of Remembrance
Get Pregnant Fast As my son prepares to embark on his high school journey, I find myself reflecting on my own experiences. Just the night before his freshman orientation, I stumbled upon Sixteen Candles, a classic film that defined my teenage years. I vividly recall watching it for the first time as a high school…
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Lessons in Running: Insights from My Mother
Get Pregnant Fast When I was just a child, I experienced my first taste of running alongside my mom—a memorable 5K adventure. At the time, what thrilled me most was the water stations where onlookers handed out cups, allowing me to splash myself joyfully as we jogged by. But it’s worth noting that my journey…
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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…
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A Quick Trip to Target Turns into a Lesson in Kindness
Get Pregnant Fast A mother’s ordinary errand at Target transformed into a heartwarming lesson, thanks to a compassionate employee. While on a brief shopping trip, she found herself witnessing a beautiful moment of kindness that resonated deeply with her and her children. Jessica Thompson entered a Target in Greenfield, Indiana, with her two kids and…
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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…
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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…
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How a Chance Encounter with a Fellow Mom Shifted My Outlook Forever
Get Pregnant Fast It was just another ordinary day, or so I thought, until a stranger—a fellow mom—stopped me in my tracks and offered me a perspective that would stick with me forever. I was at a popular kids’ store, celebrating my little girl’s birthday, squatting down to snap a picture of her amidst all…
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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…
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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…