Tag: Self-Sufficiency
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“Off-Grid” Parenting: A Trend We Didn’t Sign Up For
Get Pregnant Fast In the evolving landscape of parenting styles, a new trend has emerged that seems to take the concept of self-sufficiency to a whole new level. Meet the Thompson family—mom Clara, dad Jake, and their two children, Leo (five years old) and Iris (15 months). They’ve adopted what they refer to as an…
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Lessons from My Mother on Overcoming Struggles and Getting Things Done
Get Pregnant Fast In 1987, my mother drove a rusty old Renault Encore, a car that could only be described as a clunker. It was small, unattractive, and perpetually breaking down. I was old enough to feel the weight of embarrassment, often insisting that my mother drop me off a block away from school, just…
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The Joys of Raising a Tween Boy
Get Pregnant Fast This summer will forever be etched in my mind as the season I officially embraced life with a tween boy. One moment, my son was surrounded by an army of stuffed animals (or so it felt), and the next, he was sprawled on his bed, earbuds in, engrossed in a YouTube video…