Tag: community
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Dad Launches Nonprofit to Craft Incredible Halloween Costumes for Kids in Wheelchairs
Get Pregnant Fast In an inspiring tale of creativity and compassion, a dedicated father has founded a remarkable nonprofit organization aimed at designing “epic” Halloween costumes for children who, like his son, rely on wheelchairs. What began as a heartfelt project for his son, now 10-year-old Max, has blossomed into a movement known as Magic…
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Calling All Future Golden Girls: Join Me for a Fabulous Journey!
Get Pregnant Fast I fondly remember watching Golden Girls during its original run, but back then, the characters felt light-years away from my own reality. Now that I’ve entered my 40s, Dorothy, Sophia, Blanche, and Rose seem a lot more relatable. While I cherish every moment with my children, from diaper duties to navigating the…
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The Motherhood Manifesto
Get Pregnant Fast It seems we’ve all had enough of critiquing each other’s choices as mothers. It’s high time we join hands and shout, “Enough is enough!” Whether your child sleeps in your bed until they’re practically adults, or they’ve never shared a moment of slumber with you, that’s your choice, and it’s perfectly fine.…
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We All Need Our Mama Tribes
Get Pregnant Fast Let’s talk about the importance of having our mama tribes. I still vividly remember the early days of motherhood when someone casually asked if I had made any “mommy friends” yet. I shrugged it off, thinking I was doing fine with my couple of acquaintances. Little did I know that those few…
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Why Finishing Last Can Actually Be a Victory
Get Pregnant Fast As I cruised down the road with my windows down, the warm scent of spring enveloped me, a welcome change from the long winter months. Music blaring, I noticed a familiar sight: the local middle school track team gearing up for their first practice of the season. It had been years since…
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15 Things Seasoned Moms Wish They Could Share
Get Pregnant Fast Becoming a mother can feel like stepping into a chaotic high school cafeteria. You have the “put-together” moms, who seem to manage their lives seamlessly, at one table. Then there are the breastfeeding moms huddled together, while the formula-feeding crowd holds court elsewhere. Sleep trainers swap stories, and co-sleepers often find themselves…
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Pony Dressed as a Unicorn Escapes Photoshoot, and Who Can Blame Her?
Get Pregnant Fast In a whimsical turn of events, a pony decked out as a unicorn led California Highway Patrol on a four-hour chase through a quaint town. What started as a bizarre assumption of a drug-fueled hallucination turned out to be a real-life adventure involving an adorable Shetland pony named Daisy, who had escaped…
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To the Unsupportive Mom in My Facebook Parenting Group
Get Pregnant Fast Thank you for making me feel like an inadequate mother. It was 5 a.m. and I had barely slept, cradling my baby who was restless but not in pain. He had grown accustomed to being held during the night, and I was utterly exhausted, on the brink of losing my sanity. Desperate…
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How CrossFit Transformed My Life by Pushing Me Beyond My Comfort Zone
Get Pregnant Fast After a year of gentle nudges from a neighbor, the realization that I wanted to get fit before hitting the big 4-0, and a fair amount of self-motivation, I finally decided to take the plunge and reached out to the owner of my local CrossFit gym. The concept of CrossFit resonated with…