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Mothering
How
to Deal With Supermom Stress
One of the top stressors for women today is what many are calling the
"supermom syndrome". Many of us are led by society today to
believe that in order to be successful Moms, we have to do it all, and
give all. Nonsense. We all want to do our best as Moms, as we should.
There’s
More to Life Than Baking Cupcakes
If you don’t even have time to make dinner, how are you supposed to
volunteer in your son’s classroom or your daughter’s Book Fair ?
For both working mothers and stay at home moms, there is always a
struggle to fit our children’s needs with our home and career
responsibilities.
The
Blessings That Hide in Your Hallway
We proceed to the waiting area. I know it well. In fact, I could write
a fifteen-page essay about it. If I had a dollar for every minute I've
spent in that waiting room, I could buy a small Third World country
and declare myself queen.
Moments for Mom
I did it again! I swear, I can’t seem to get this mothering thing
down. Sara, my 4-year-old, was simply in my way as I was trying to
walk across the kitchen…this wasn’t deliberate disobedience on her
part, by any means.
Domestic
Career-Oriented Multiple Personality Types
As mothers in the "new millennium" it has become
increasingly difficult to be all that we can be. Our
grandmothers were happiest when they had the shiniest windows
on the block. Our mothers were breaking the glass ceiling and
becoming equals in the work arena. Now, it is left up to us to
be everything.
This
Moment
She grabbed my hand and we began running toward the car.
Although the school disappeared in our rearview mirror, my
lesson was only just beginning.
A Day in the Life of
Super Woman
The Great Balancing Act...Up early, waiting to hear those birds start
chirping. They have to wake up, too, don't they? Pounding coffee
with extra cream and sugar (for nourishment, of course) while I toil
away at my computer. I have, hopefully, at least one more hour
before my day has to really begin.
Nothing
Was True Until Now
Recently a friend called
and invited me out for the evening. We were to meet at a bar
for a drink and then wander down to the mall for a movie.
Since delivering my daughter 16 months ago, the evening my
friend was proposing would usually seem a little out of my
reach.
Playpen
Guilt
We've all been there; out of total frustration, we place our
tots in the
playpen so that we can run downstairs to switch loads of
laundry, and the child screams her head off. Does this make us
bad parents? I don't think so. Isn't she safer there than
wandering the house looking for you?
You're
Not the Boss of Me: The Town Crier
The joy I experienced after giving birth to my first child, a
daughter now three, quickly turned to sheer panic when I was
discharged from the hospital with a naked baby and a pacifier.
"Where's the owner's manual?" "Is there a
warranty or something?"
The
Cost of Work: How Much Do You Really Make?
The decision to be a
stay-at-home mom is one of the most difficult many new or
prospective parents face. The main reason many parents feel it
is not a possibility is because of their financial situation.
The
Plaid Skirt: Lessons From a Mother
I saw my mother meet adversity head on. With her lessons I
learned to meet my own challenges of life.
Timely
Thank You's
When I was growing up there was an unwritten rule at our
house: "Thou shalt write thank you
notes." And in a timely manner. You could beg, plead, and
hope mom would forget, but she never did.
Are
We Too Hard On Ourselves?
As much as I love the Sound of Music we cannot sew all
of their clothes, clean the house, help with homework, teach
them to sing, and sit around and play the guitar all day.
Twelve
Habits of a Highly Effective Mom
Twelve areas that you may be able to relate to in
determining what is important to you as a mother
Imitation...The
Sincerest Form Of Flattery?
When I became a mother, I was overcome by the awesome
responsibility placed on my shoulders. I would need to teach
my daughters so many things, how would I ever teach them all
that they needed to learn?
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