Tag: emotional changes
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Navigating Puberty: What Every Parent Should Know
Get Pregnant Fast Reflecting on my own experience with puberty in the mid-‘80s, I can vividly picture the awkwardness of it all. I remember entering health class as a seventh grader, where boys and girls were separated, and a calm teacher guided us through the peculiar world of body changes. We giggled at illustrations of…
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10 Insights to Anticipate from Your Tweenager
Get Pregnant Fast As a parent navigating the tween years, you may start noticing some significant shifts in your child’s behavior once they hit the big 1-0. At first, these changes may appear sporadic, but before you know it, they’ll be barreling into full tween mode. This stage is quite the balancing act—they’re too old…
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Fourth Grade: The Toughest Transition
Get Pregnant Fast This summer, my partner and I have started calling our 9-year-old daughter “The Sloth.” While it may sound harsh, it’s not entirely inaccurate. Our younger child has never been particularly sporty. Even back in kindergarten, she opted for coloring books over hopscotch and preferred cartoons to kick-the-can. She’s always been more of…
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8 Surprising Truths About Pregnancy That the Internet Won’t Tell You
Get Pregnant Fast When you’re expecting, you quickly realize that the portrayal of pregnancy in movies is far removed from reality. In films, pregnancy is depicted as a magical experience limited to the belly. Your uterus swells, and moments after that, you’re holding a baby—after a few dramatic screams, of course. But let me tell…
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Navigating Puberty: A Practical Guide for Moms of Boys
Get Pregnant Fast Every afternoon, my 14-year-old son bursts through the door, practically bouncing off the walls. He slams the door behind him, drops his backpack, and races up the stairs before the house stops shaking. “Hey!” I call out. “Hey, Mom!” he shouts back, followed by the unmistakable sound of his bedroom door crashing…
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How Pregnancy Mirrors the State of Being Drunk
Get Pregnant Fast I’ve experienced both pregnancy and intoxication—though thankfully not simultaneously (so take a breath). Surprisingly, these two conditions share quite a few similarities. Emotional Rollercoaster Pregnancy: You may not be crying all the time, but at some point, you might find yourself weeping over a memory, like how your childhood cat was absolutely…
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Never The Same Again: Embracing Motherhood’s Transformations
Get Pregnant Fast A close friend of mine welcomed her first child just a month after my second was born. Since then, she’s been posting on social media about the drastic changes she’s facing as a new mom—complaining about her aching back and the struggle of carrying those stubborn extra pounds. She asked me, “When…