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Transitioning from Stay at Home Mom to Working Mom

by Mama Seahorse Today was the kind of day that makes me want to rethink this whole “working mom” thing… I woke up in the morning, 15 minutes before my alarm went off. I woke up thinking about the laundry. Nice. Migh…
HouseHusband, When You and Your Husband Switch Roles

by Mama Seahorse image source As I make the switch from stay-at-home working mother to "outside world" working mother, I find myself floating in a sense between the two worlds, still trying to find my center, my rhythm…
From Stay at Home Mom to Working Mother

by Mama Seahorse As I sit on my couch, wrapped in a warm blanket, waiting out the April snowstorm that is no surprise at all for these Chicagoland fickle skies, it does not escape me that at 10:16pm, I have not changed…
My In-Laws Disapprove of Working Mothers

by Mama Seahorse My husband's parents are kind, loving, gentle, and soft-spoken. But don't let any of that fool you. They have plans. Ideas. And in a gentle, soft-spoken, kind way, they will push themselves on you. …
When Clever Parenting Techniques Backfire...

by Mama Seahorse When my oldest (now 7) was just passing his toddlerhood, I was learning so much and so quickly about the diplomatic ways to deal with a growing sense of independence. Each child has a need to feel so…
Religion, Beliefs, Life -"You Make Your Own Choices. Nobody Chooses for You."

by Mama Seahorse Everyday it becomes painfully clear that every single choice I make affects so many other people. Having three sets of eyes gazing at me, scrutinizing, absorbing, is enough pressure to make someone's …
What The Future Holds for My Children...

by Mama Seahorse Editor's Note: Our apologies for posting this much later than we planned. Even though MLK Jr. Day has passed we still wanted to share this post with the Momaroo readers.Today is Martin Luther King Jr Da…
Real Things I Have Said...

by Mama Seahorse * Take those underwear off your head! They're DIRTY!* Who peed in the trash can??* Why is there POOP in the closet??* Don't hit your brother with the bow staff.* Put your nunchucks away, no nunchuck pr…
It's a Different World We Live In

by Mama Seahorse The other day my husband and I got into a conversation that might have been unexpected since our oldest is only 7. But I tend to be a forward-thinker.So it began by mentioning the fact that those "old"…
A Question for All Mothers from Oprah

by Mama Seahorse"Who are you to your children if you are miserable?" - a line from Oprah. What a question. In my quest for authenticity, for true self, I have been noticing the different ways I interact with my children…