Tag: self-awareness
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Embracing Individuality in Parenting: Love is Not One-Size-Fits-All
Get Pregnant Fast When it comes to expressing love for our children, there’s no universal blueprint. I once believed that love was a straightforward emotion that guided our actions toward keeping our kids content and healthy. However, after becoming a parent, I quickly realized that love encompasses much more. It involves recognizing where each child…
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My Father Confronted the Shadows of His Past So I Wouldn’t Have To
Get Pregnant Fast When I was around 8 or 9, a girl with bright red hair came to stay with us. The duration of her visit is a blur—was it a few days or a couple of weeks? What I do remember is that she wet the bed, which struck me as odd since she…
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Why I’ve Chosen Not to Have Kids — And Why That’s Absolutely Fine!
Get Pregnant Fast From a young age, I’ve held a strong belief that parenthood isn’t for me. Baby dolls always gave me the creeps, and real babies? Well, they just seemed like tiny, wailing, pooping aliens. Whenever I expressed this sentiment to my parents, they would reassure me, “You’ll change your mind.” But here I…
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Understanding My Depression: It’s Not Just Laziness
Get Pregnant Fast You’re just being lazy. Stop procrastinating. You never follow through. Sound familiar? These are the kinds of hurtful remarks I’ve often encountered from friends, family, and acquaintances. They see only the surface of my life, unaware of the deeper struggles I face. When they make such comments, they unknowingly add to the…
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My Child Isn’t Perfect…And Neither Is Yours
Get Pregnant Fast Parenting can be a wild ride, especially when it comes to navigating our children’s imperfections. Take my son, for instance. He has a real struggle with names. It’s partly due to his ADHD, but mostly he just forgets right after an introduction. This became particularly challenging when we needed to send out…
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The Cautionary Tale About Love and Self-Respect I May Not Share with My Daughters
Get Pregnant Fast When it comes to teaching my daughters about relationships and intimacy, I plan to delve far deeper than the usual birds and bees discussion. My goal is to instill in them a sense of confidence, the importance of trusting their instincts, and the necessity of being true to themselves. It’s a tall…
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40 and Thriving: Embracing Life in Middle Age
Get Pregnant Fast “Middle age is when you still believe you’ll feel better in the morning.” — Anonymous I spotted my first gray hair at just 22, so by the time I hit the big 4-0, I was already accustomed to feeling “older.” While many friends stressed about crossing into their fourth decade, I was…
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Staying Composed as a Short-Tempered Parent
Get Pregnant Fast I never truly recognized my short temper until I embraced motherhood. Sure, I’d had my share of disagreements and even some heated moments in my life, but nothing prepared me for the surge of frustration that bubbled to the surface once I became a parent. It never fails to surprise me how…
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The Quest for the Ideal Stroller: A Journey Towards Control
Get Pregnant Fast When I was expecting my second child, I embarked on a determined search for the ultimate double stroller. Rather than tapping into the insights I should have gained from my first two years of motherhood, I found myself unhealthily fixated on this quest. By “ideal,” I meant a stroller that was not…