Tag: growing up
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When Your Kids Have Outgrown A Christmas Full of Toys
Get Pregnant Fast The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes a flood of toy catalogs—those glossy pages filled with the latest must-haves for kids. In years past, my children would eagerly gather around, armed with black markers, circling their desired items or cutting out pictures to send off in a letter to…
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Bracing for Change: A Mother’s Journey into Teenage Independence
Get Pregnant Fast I squeezed my eyes shut, gripping the car door handle as if it were a lifeline. The uncertainty of what was unfolding sent my heart racing; I braced myself for an outcome I was sure would be anything but pleasant. In those agonizing three seconds, my life flashed before me, and I…
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Embracing Childhood in a Fast-Paced Adult World
Get Pregnant Fast Updated: February 27, 2023 Originally Published: June 14, 2016 As I sit on the couch, my 11-year-old daughter, Mia, curls up beside me, her legs tucked tightly against her chest. Without uttering a word, her worried expression speaks volumes. “What’s wrong?” I ask, hoping it’s nothing too serious. (I always hope for…
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My Daughter’s Last Year of Believing in the Easter Bunny
Get Pregnant Fast As we prepared for the Easter egg hunt and children’s festival at our daughter’s preschool, a question hit me unexpectedly on a Saturday morning. My daughter, clutching her Easter basket and dressed like a pre-tween, burst into the bathroom while I was drying my hair and asked, “Is the Tooth Fairy real?…
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I Thought My Toddlers Were Challenging… Until They Became Boys
Get Pregnant Fast It feels like a blur, really—pregnancy, a couple of births, and those tiny babies who seemed to inhale all the air in the room. I have a faint recollection of life before the chaos, back in the days when I could sit in my living room without dodging flying sports gear or…
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The Start of Goodbyes: A Letter to My Toddler
Get Pregnant Fast To my little one, as your second birthday approaches. If I had known that moment would mark a significant goodbye, I would have captured it in a photograph. There you were, drifting off to sleep just as you had for nearly two years—eyes half-closed, a sweet smile gracing your lips, completely absorbed…
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I Caught a Glimpse of the Woman My Daughter Will Become
Get Pregnant Fast As the faint light from the hallway spills into her room, I quietly tiptoe to her bedside for a goodnight kiss. There she lies, peacefully asleep, her long chestnut hair draped over her favorite pillowcase adorned with Hello Kitty. The pink walls of her room, embellished with magazine clippings of animals and…
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What Judy Blume’s Books Taught Me About Womanhood
Get Pregnant Fast When you think of the significant milestones in a young woman’s life—first period, first bra, first kiss—there’s one pivotal experience that often goes unrecognized: the first time reading Forever… by Judy Blume. As an awkward, book-loving pre-teen, I devoured Blume’s collection of middle-grade novels—Superfudge, Blubber, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret?—but…