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No More Bottle

My son is a year and four months old, and still prefers his bottle to go to sleep. The past few weeks he has had to stay with his paternal grandparents while we dealt with a bed bug fiasco. They are older, and love ha…
Sympathizing Infertility: What Can I Do?

Earlier last month, my sister had an intrauterine insemination done. Before this, she was diagnosed with PCOS and infertility. She was started on provera to start her periods, then she went in after her period for an u…
I'm an Unwed, Teenage Mother to a Kitten!

"He isn't a baby." "Stop treating him like that, he's spoiled." "Why would you buy him that?! He's a cat!" These are a few of the things I've heard, more than once, in regards to my behavior when it comes to my little b…
What Makes You a Mother?

According to The American Heritage Dictionary of The English Language (New College Edition, 1969-1975), which just happens to be the most recent dictionary I have in print, "mother" is described as: 1. A female that ha…
Who Comes First? Children or Spouse?

The other day during a "discussion," my husband Matt made the statement that I put my children first in my life. I don't deny that, I absolutely do. When asked to define myself I always start with "mother" followed by…
Eight Going on Eighteen: When can you stop parenting?

image source I recently had a parent of an eight year old tell me that said eight year old does not need to be “supervised while outside, knows the difference between right and wrong, and knows what they should and sh…
My Child and Separation Anxiety

It's funny because there's an article in the current issue of Parenting magazine about this subject. So just when you thought your child skipped the whole separation anxiety thing, they freak out one day when you leave…
Questions That May Offend Adoptive Parents and Hurt Adoptive Children

So many times people tend to think that they can say whatever they want to when it comes to adoption. People that are normally very kind, considerate, and courteous in their day-to-day talk seem to forget what to sa…
Are Your Kids Too Fat?

by Nurse JennaEarlier this week I talked about how it has recently been recognized that continuous breastfeeding until a baby is 9 months old helps prevent childhood and later adult obesity. This is one step towards he…