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For a Mom the Jessica Ridgeway Murder Hits too Close to Home

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Colorado has been in the news quite a bit over the last few months, most recently due to the abduction and murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. Over the span of eight days, Jessica’s story went from an Amber Alert for a missing child…
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Hurricane Sandy: A Mother in the Eye of the Storm

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I know about hurricanes. In 2004 I moved to the U.S. and landed in Miami one day ahead of Hurricane Jeanne. The same summer, my now ex-husband had relocated before the rest of the family, one day ahead of Hurricane Ivan. That was shortly after…
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How to Quit Breastfeeding Without Feeling Guilty

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 I’ve nursed all three of my kids. I breastfed longer with the first two than with the last one but each time I weaned them, the horrible guilty feeling was there. I quit breastfeeding for different reasons with…
New Moms: When You Resent Your Baby's Dad

New Moms: When You Resent Your Baby’s Dad

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Being a new mom can be an overwhelming experience (to say the least!) and it’s not uncommon to start resenting the man who provided you with this bundle of joy. After all, he didn’t have to go through nine months of pregnancy, painful labor,…
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3 Latina Mothers Who Turned Heartbreak into a Life Mission

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Being a mother is hard under the best of circumstances, but there are some women who are handed an unthinkable fate: the loss of a child. Instead of retreating from the world and drowning in their grief, there are mothers who have managed…
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How to Find the Best Childcare for Your Baby

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I stayed home for five years to raise my first two babies. When surprise baby number three came along, I had already launched my own healthy meals company and staying home was no longer an option. Like many working moms out there, I had…
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My Child is Addicted to Sugar & It’s All My Fault

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I had a very difficult second pregnancy. Part of what made it so challenging was the fact that I was taking care of my first-born full-time, and she was just eight months old when I conceived. Carrying a baby in my belly and another on my…
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A Mom’s Perfect Costume for an Imperfect Halloween

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Every fall, I vow to decorate the house for Halloween by October 15. Every year I promise myself to take the kids to a pumpkin patch, buy several pumpkins of different sizes and have a grand time carving them. Of course I want my jack-o-lanterns…
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Teaching Sons to Grow Up to be Gentlemen

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You know that nasty neighbor next door? Remember that waiter who seemed so unpleasant to you the other night? They were once young, adorable boys like yours. Now, take a long look at them! If you want your boys to grow up to be gentlemen—rather…