Tag: personal reflection
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This Election Cycle Has Left Me Overweight, Anxious, and Dealing with Breakouts. Thanks, Donald.
Get Pregnant Fast Does anyone else feel like their life has been completely altered by this election? I’m anxious, waking up in the wee hours with a racing heart, snapping at my family more than usual, and my blood pressure skyrockets every time I hear a news update. And let’s not even talk about my…
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The Challenges of Residing in a College Town
Get Pregnant Fast Moving day had arrived in the college town I call home. Parents from all over the nation flocked to the city, eager to pick up their kids for the summer. Cube vans filled the streets, and local eateries buzzed with families treating their children to a hearty meal after a year of…
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The Anxiety of Being Forgotten: A Reflection on Memory and Loss
Get Pregnant Fast “Oh, it doesn’t matter—Lynn or Lynne, either works,” I replied. “You must be one or the other!” she pressed. “How did your parents pronounce it?” I opened my mouth to respond, then hesitated. To my dismay, I couldn’t recall. It shocks me to realize that it’s been 15 years since my mother…
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10 Parenting Choices I’d Rethink
Get Pregnant Fast As my neighborhood welcomes a wave of enthusiastic new parents, I find myself reflecting on my own parenting journey. With my kids now in elementary and middle school, there are definitely some triumphs and plenty of blunders I could have avoided. Here are ten things I’d approach differently if I had a…
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The Journey to Embracing Body Acceptance
Get Pregnant Fast As I reflect on my life at 37, I can’t help but think about how I once perceived this age—like it was the beginning of the end. In my mind, thirty-seven was the point where fun faded, and Spanx became a necessary accessory. I wasn’t particularly excited about turning 37; the years…
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I Watched a Kids’ Cooking Competition, and Now I Feel Like a Total Failure
Get Pregnant Fast As a cord-cutter, I’ve been without cable for about six years, and honestly, I’ve managed just fine—except for when it comes to cooking shows. Those are the one thing I genuinely miss, having spent countless hours glued to my screen, reveling in the culinary creations of others. Since becoming a parent, I…
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Why I’m Not Yet Ready for Another Baby
Get Pregnant Fast Recently, a friend asked when my partner and I would be welcoming our next child. Honestly, I found myself at a loss for words. Personally, I try to avoid probing into other people’s family planning unless we share a close bond. Even then, I typically frame the question as “if” or “should…
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Navigating Shared Custody and Brownies: A Personal Reflection
Get Pregnant Fast As I opened the bright red door of our newly relocated home, the sound of the doorbell filled the air, instantly lifting my spirits. Standing on the porch were a friendly woman and her young daughter. “Hi! We’re your new neighbors,” the woman with golden hair smiled, introducing herself and her daughter.…
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Dear Daughters, Why I Blog…
Get Pregnant Fast My daughter, Luna, writes in her journal nearly every day. Her reflections are far more profound than what I jotted down at her age. I recently stumbled upon my third-grade diary, filled with entries like, “Dear Dairy, we had peas again for lunch,” or “Dear Dairy, Max likes me,” and “Dear Dairy,…
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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…