American Girl Introduces 2020 Doll Of The Year With Hearing Loss

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Mamas! The American Girl's 2020 Girl of the Year doll is Joss Kendrick. The new doll, which debuted on "Good Morning America," is a competitive cheerleader and a surfer from southern California. As a first for...

How Learning About the Enneagram Has Helped Me Heal

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My hands trembled as I carefully copied the final sentence of my report onto a fresh sheet of lined notebook paper. In that bygone era when computers weren’t a household commodity, final drafts needed...

I Don’t Tribe Well

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I don’t tribe well. I really don’t. That’s the ugly truth right there in pink and white. As a young girl, I would sometimes run around with the neighborhood kids playing Hide ‘n Seek or walking...

How Moms Can Adopt A More Realistic View Of Self-Care

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I’ve been planning my self-care staycation for months.  After celebrating Christmas with my husband, 2-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter, I’ll spend two to three days doing things for, and by, myself. I’ve told myself that...

Advice For When Your Marriage Is In The Trenches

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What if your marriage is in the trenches? There is so much beautiful advice out there for marriage - how to strengthen your marriage, how to keep it alive, how to make sure your partner...

Laser Hair Removal? Here are 11 Things You Need to Know Beforehand.

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When all of my friends around me were raving about laser hair removal and getting their under arms, faces, legs, and way down under area hair removed, I just couldn't get behind it. I...

Why We Are Breaking With Tradition

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  “We’ve always done it this way.” That sentence always makes me stop in my tracks. Growing up, I never questioned when someone would say that girls and boys should act a certain way. I...

The Journey: Milk to Starting Solid Food

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Most babies are ready to start some sort of solid food at 4 months of age. Enjoy the ride, it is fun seeing their little taste buds light up and experimenting with different foods...

We Will Never Skip Family Pics Again & You Shouldn’t Either

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Last year I used the excuse that I was just too busy to pull family photos together or send out Christmas cards. And because I pretty much make those types of things go round...

What To Do When Your Child Tells You She Is Fat

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In late 2017, I wrote a post called My Changing Body as a way to talk about body image and weight in ways women don’t discuss enough. I’ve never been fully satisfied with my...