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Children: Our most valuable natural resource.

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Pain is a natural process and inevitable. One can not prevent being hurt. There are times in one's life some of us are subjected to harsh realities. Some of us are very unfortunate and are not born in the beautiful world of two parents, wealth, or gifted with the same opportunities as others. That’s not to say opportunities are not there for the less unfortunate because that is not the case. There are just several detours to get there first. Detours you ask? Let me explain.
By Ilike2rambles8 years ago in Families
One Day at a Time
Happy birthday! As you sit and watch your precious little baby start to stuff that sugary rich cake in his mouth, you can’t help but think back on the last three years and just take it all in. This is so exciting! Your child just became what some affectionately call a threenager. Congratulations!
By Terry Gill8 years ago in Families
What Changes When You Become a Mama?
What changes when you become a mama? Here is a fun post created for mamas to read, relate to, and possibly crack a smile or laugh thinking “that is so, so true.” You may be able to relate to a few of them or all of them! Six changes you encounter when becoming a mother are listed. Also, this piece can be informational for women who are considering having kids or expectant mothers! It gets you ready for what is to come and encourages you in knowing that you are not alone. You can think back to this article once your little human enters the world and remember that “this is normal.” I think the biggest lie we believe as mothers, women, and humans is that we are The Lone Ranger, struggling with a specific thing. What crap! I’m here to share a real, raw perspective on the life changes of becoming a mama. I try to keep my thoughts and page unfiltered and true. Here ya go!
By Kar Mama8 years ago in Families
Chapter 1: Untouched Innocence
Stage One: Mommy and Me I feel like meat. Packaged in a bag that says vegetarian. Never really myself, never really ready to be myself, always on guard, always trying.
By Rebecca Law8 years ago in Families
Sleep? What Is That?
If there is one piece of advice I was given by everyone as I approached my due date it was, "Sleep when the baby sleeps." This seems like a logical suggestion. After all, you need to rest and you need to be awake to take care of your little one. But when you realize how much an infant sleeps, it becomes an impractical suggestion.
By Samantha Reid8 years ago in Families
A Message from a Mom
There are a lot of things that we do not talk about as stay at home moms or moms in general, and there are also a lot of things that dads just do not understand.
By Chelsea Winona8 years ago in Families
Being a Mum in 2018
I stumbled across this platform on Facebook. "Write about what you love" it said. So I wondered what do I love, my girls are pretty cool, I have two... one is eight, one is tree, and they could not be more different.
By Eleanor Preston8 years ago in Families
We'll Need a Highchair Here...
I knew that becoming a parent was going to present some challenges. I think it’s naïve to assume otherwise. Some of these challenges were completely expected in that obviously the larger your family the more money it costs to support them.
By Michael Bauch8 years ago in Families
True Life: Motherhood
Surprises. This is what motherhood has brought me thus far. I became a first-time mom just a few months back and am surprised at how different it is from what I imagined and had heard. I am surprised at myself, surprised at my husband, and surprised by my daughter daily. Here are some of things I have come to understand about motherhood that no one really talks about.
By The Honest Mama8 years ago in Families
Schroon Lake
Nobody has heard of this place, but I managed to find it with both husbands. My first husband and I took the older kids here twice on vacation. We stayed in the Lakehouse at the Davis Motel and Cabins when Tom was a tyke and Jo was only a year old. It was nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. I met my second husband through a friend at school when I was getting my B.S. in biology. When she heard I had been to Schroon Lake, she introduced me to Larry whose family owned a house there. There are unbelievable coincidences in life.
By Monica Bennett8 years ago in Families
The Eclipse
Who would’ve known. August 21 was the first night of the solar eclipse in a long time. Well that’s not the only thing that happened August 21st, 2017.
By Tyshaya williams8 years ago in Families
Stupid Kids
Support groups exist for everything. You have a disease? There's a group for it. Overweight? Yup, there's a group. Sleep disorder? Yes indeed, there's a group. But there is no group for people with stupid children. Your only recourse is to find someone with children as dumb as your own and commiserate. This presents a problem because parents hide the stupidity of their offspring. They perpetuate the myth that children can be seen and not heard, that teens are controllable, that by 25 they are completely on their own. These are fallacies. Even if your kids are reasonably good, you know they've done wrong. Unfortunately, I had to fend for myself when my first husband left us, and again when my second husband died. All of my friends had perfect children. I did not. My kids made one bad choice after another, to the point where I got ill every time I got called into school, every time the house phone rang, and every time the police came to my door. I did all the right things. I sang to them, read to them, paid attention to every word they said. There were times I wished they would stop telling me everything so I could have 10 minutes peace. At Christmas time I would give them $20 dollars and take them to the local shops. They had a list of 10 people to buy for and $2 a piece to spend. They always came back with the most amazing, thoughtful things. So what happened? Shit happened.
By Monica Bennett8 years ago in Families