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How A Mother Explains September 11 To Her Young Daughter

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The new North Tower is finally high enough to partially restore the skyline I used to see when I stepped outside my home in Greenwich Village. It was a glorious sight before September 11, 2001. Two shiny towers created a reference point…
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For Stepfamily Day, How I Manage My Blended Family

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My 11-year old daughter was browsing through family photos with her aunt recently. They came across pictures of my wedding day—the day I married my kids’ dad, years before either of our children were born. My daughter said to my sister…
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What to Do When Your Baby Grows Up

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There is always a dry, wilted flower lying on my desk—it's one of the flowers my 10-year-old son has picked from the yard and given to me in the capricious way young children do. When I least expect it, he'll thrust a dandelion, buttercup,…
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10 Secrets of Happy Moms

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We live in a world where moms are constantly questioning themselves, wondering whether it’s possible to ever be good enough, having to listen to the media telling us it’s unrealistic for us to want to have it all. Despite this, some…
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Bedtime Battles: When My Kids Won't Go to Sleep

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When I'm home by myself to put the girls to bed, I cannot begin to express just how challenging it is. Seriously, it seems impossible. The main issue right now is that Annabelle, my newborn, is simply refusing to stay put anywhere peacefully…
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Healthy Back To School Breakfasts

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Every morning you can hear me yell “vaaaamoooonoosss!” as I need my children to hurry up and finish whatever it is they decided is more important than being on time for school. As a working mom, at that moment I may be on the phone with…
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Co-Parenting After Divorce

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Divorce is such a debilitating experience that once the papers are signed the last person you probably want to see is your ex. Yet when kids are involved, one must learn to co-raise children in the best possible way. Nobody said it’s easy,…
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Learning to Let Go of Mom Guilt

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Ah, mom guilt. I’m sure we all feel it at some point. Try as I may to resist it, every so often it creeps up on me like a lingering bellyache. Some days are better than others. I’m torn between my work, my passion and my kids. I’m…
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12 Reasons to Motherhood

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Why did I do this again? We’re all guilty of it. And I do mean guilty. We all have those days where we feel like TERRIBLE sub-humans, unworthy of the title “woman.” Why? Because we just can’t take these kids and everything they bring…