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Mama, life is a balancing act. But don't forget that you ARE still your own person, too, under the mom title and you need to remember to take care of YOU. Whether you're a stay-at-home mom juggling housework, playgroups, volunteer work and school activities or a career mom maintaining the tricky balance of being a good employee and meeting your family's needs. A young mom, an older mom, a nursing mom, an entrepreneurial mom or a single mother - we're all in this journey together! You have come to the right place for information, inspiration and support. Our message board community is 21,000 moms strong! We take our roles as wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and best friend very seriously; we want to be the best we can for our families and friends. But we also know how to poke fun at ourselves and see the humor in the situation. Motherhood is messy and stressful and fattening - and joyous, rewarding and an everyday delight. Join us for the ride!
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Stroller addicts anonymous
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| My name is Minsun and I’m a recovering Stroller Addict. As a former stroller-whore, I struggle with the constant compulsion to acquire ever newer, sleeker strollers. |
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She's four, not 40
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| After having two boys, I admit I looked forward to dressing a daughter. For the first two and a half years or so, buying clothing for my daughter met all my expectations. But... |
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How to steer clear of a bad playdate: The 9 moms to watch out for
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| Finding compatible playdate partners is even more daunting than finding a life partner. A romantic coupling only requires two people to click. But playdating is a fearsome... |
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Writing thank-you notes: Good habit or special torture?
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| The day after their birthdays and Christmas, my boys think I am the meanest mom in the world. After days that are such tributes to consumerism and benefit them so well, I won't... |
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Baby registry etiquette
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| Registering for your baby-to-be can be a daunting task. Where do you even begin? How do you decide what to zap with that scanning gun, how many of each and what to walk right... |
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Junior scientists and age-appropriate competition
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| Woody was in the town science fair over the weekend. He and a friend collaborated on a project about buoyancy. Of course in my totally unbiased opinion, it was an excellent... |
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Mommies pushed to the limit
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| You’ve been there. We all have. You’re tired and the stress keeps piling on. You slept through the alarm. Breakfast was a coffee and a Tic Tac. The kids are cranky and... |
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Orthorexia: Unhealthy consequences of eating too healthy
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| Orthorexia is a subclinical eating disorder characterized by the obsession of eating healthy. Even though you may think your religiously-followed balanced diet is good for you,... |
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Promoting unity: Our family is a team
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| With the lengths my husband and I go through to make sure the kids are covered, it's really no wonder that sometimes the kids think it's all about them, that they can call the... |
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The power of "I'm sorry" when you really mean it
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| When the kids are disciplined for various reasons, I insist, after we have all calmed down a bit and discussed what has happened, that they apologize for their behavior to... |
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Got MILPs? (Moms I'd Like to Punch)
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| Everybody has heard of MILFs (Moms I’d Like to F**k). However, MILFs technically only comprise a small subcategory belonging to a larger, umbrella group of uber-annoying moms... |
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8 hot 80s items for your little superstar
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| If you find yourself nostalgic for everything 80s – Rubik's Cube, Ms Pac-Man, Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Chachi and more - why not let your retro style live on through your... |
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Big Foot lives here: Sharing shoes with my son, for now anyway
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| I grabbed a pair of shoes from the shoe basket a couple of weeks ago and walked down the road to the mailbox. Midway through my walk, I realized the shoes were not mine. They... |
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The rowing machine and I need relationship therapy
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| For someone who claims to be allergic to exercise and didn't exercise regularly until three years ago, I do pretty well. I exercise four to five times a week for 30 to 60... |
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No foolin': When April 1 changed for me
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| April Fool's Day can be a very silly day. Growing up, my friends and I would try to trick each other all day long, yearning for that opportunity to exclaim, "April Fools!" In... |
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Mother's Day: The Hallmark holiday from hell
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| Hallmark may have anointed Mother’s Day as the high holy day for mothers, but for moms like me, it’s the holiday from hell. |
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New study shows moms and toddlers argue incessantly
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| Have you heard the newsflash: Mothers and their toddlers argue 20-25 times per hour on average, a new study shows. Ha, tell us something we don't know. |
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Gadgets for moms who want to be lazy for once
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| It’s a fact – women are survivors. We've been through a lot. From childbirth to keeping house, why should anyone blame us for wanting to relax?! Instead of beating yourself... |
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Daffodils: A sign of a hopeful future
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| There is one street in our small town that, in the early spring, is lined with thousands and thousands of daffodils. We look forward to it every year and eagerly look for the... |
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National pastimes and rites of passage: A comic strip moment
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| A few days ago, my husband was out throwing the baseball around with Alfs and Woody. They set up a little game and started batting, too. |
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The devastation of disappointment - Helping children cope with...
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| If you still cringe when thinking back to not making the dance troupe in high school, it's no wonder you fear your child's first disappointment. When upset strikes – here's... |
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Is turning into your mother such a bad thing?
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| Turning into your mother has its up and downs, namely allowing you a window into a part of her life you may have never before understood. So why do so many of us treat it like a... |
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Catching up with regional traditions
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| Have you noticed how each area of the country has its regional traditions? Of course, you are saying. But even within those regions, traditions vary by sub-region. |
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Does baby lust ever end?
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| I was in the market last week and woman was there with her weeks-old baby in a carrier. It was a beautiful baby, and as I admired the baby to its mother, I felt the familiar... |
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Making Easter morning memorable
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| For me, Easter brought to mind candy, bunnies, baskets, and brightly colored eggs... until I had a child of my own. Then I began to ponder, what do I want Easter to mean to my son? |
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