Tag: cultural differences
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Keeping It Real: Embracing the Unfantastical
Get Pregnant Fast I quietly sat through the first installment of The Lord of the Rings, not because I was captivated by Peter Jackson’s epic storytelling, but rather because I was utterly lost in its convoluted plot. Newly married and eager to fit in, I found myself at my in-laws’ house, attempting to enjoy the…
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5 Reasons I Struggle with American-Style Stay-At-Home Motherhood
Get Pregnant Fast Back in the early ’90s, if someone had told me, a fiercely independent, career-oriented woman, that I would put my hard-earned education on pause to be a stay-at-home mom, I would have scoffed. That’s not how I was raised to think. Yet, life has a way of reshaping our choices, often when…
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How Frequently Do People Bathe Around the World?
Get Pregnant Fast When it comes to personal hygiene, Americans might not be the most meticulous individuals globally, as highlighted by a recent article in The Atlantic. In fact, our bathing habits are fairly average. A survey conducted by Euromonitor revealed that while Americans tend to shower more frequently than individuals in countries like China,…
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6 Eye-Opening Realities About Visiting a Gynecologist in France
Get Pregnant Fast When you welcome two little ones into the world within a span of just two years, your visits to the gynecologist become a familiar routine. After countless appointments, you’d expect to be accustomed to the French way of handling things, but each visit seems to leave me either chuckling or shaking my…
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Navigating Life in the UAE: A Laundry Lesson
Get Pregnant Fast For the past six months in Abu Dhabi, I’ve been stuck in a cycle of confusion that’s left me scratching my head, but not in the way you might expect. I haven’t been making faux pas in social situations or sporting any fashion mishaps—at least, not that I’m aware of. Instead, my…
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Understanding the Distinctions Between Black and White Parenting
Get Pregnant Fast When Veronica Bennett first embraced motherhood, she immersed herself in every piece of parenting advice available. With time, she evolved from seeking external validation to trusting the age-old wisdom imparted by her own strong black mother. Her mother often reminded her, “If you give them everything they want, there’ll be nothing left…