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mother’s day

Mom Blog: On Being a Good (and Bad) Mother

For the past several years, we have run this article on Being a Good (and Bad) Mother on our mommy blog for Mother’s Day. It is a good reminder of why we’re in this together and you are enough. Every year, mothers are celebrated on that one special May day (which is not to be […]

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A love letter to my mom: "I never understood"

Mom,⁣ ⁣ I never understood why you seemed grouchy on some days 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 and realized how bone-tired you were and underappreciated you felt.⁣ ⁣ I never understood why it took so long for you to get ready 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 and realized you were too busy doing everything to […]

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Mom judging: We're ALL in this together

Breastfed or Formula-fed,⁣  ⁣ sleep training or co-sleeping,⁣ potty trained at two or potty trained at four, ⁣ Stay At Home Mom or Working Mom,⁣ ⁣ iPad or no iPad,⁣ ⁣ epidural or natural birth,⁣ ⁣ c-section or vaginal delivery,⁣ ⁣ made-from-scratch-organic everything or non-organic and order in at times,⁣ ⁣ crawled at six months […]

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New moms: hold the mother, not just the baby

Hold the mother, not the baby.⁣   Because the baby’s being taken care of—⁣ fed, snuggled, and given all the love in the world—⁣ by not only the mother,⁣ but her partner, grandparents, siblings, cousins, and friends.⁣ ⁣ But the mother,⁣ may have gaps in her mind from lack of sleep,⁣ may be mechanical in […]

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