Motherhood
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Another Mother’s Life and a Hidden Secret
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A few years ago, I wrote about the drama and challenges of raising a teenage daughter. Some of the memories are still a blur, but most of the past is still very vivid. In fact, many memories are so extreme that I care not to mention them. For doing so would cause me such emotional…
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The Life Cycle of the Mother and Daughter Relationship
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Today marks the 38th anniversary of my mother’s death. I would give anything to have my mom here with me now. My mother had six children. I wonder if she knew what she was getting herself into back then? I mean, my goodness, I had three children and that is hard enough. I could not…
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Tips to Manage Your Kids’ Behavior—Without Getting Kicked Out of the Mom Group
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In the adult world there’s a saying–“kids will be kids.” Unfortunately, you can’t always shrug off unruly behavior just because they’re kids. And you can’t always blame it on other people when your kid gets into trouble. Yet, it happens every year. We send our kidlet into any play group we can find, enroll our…
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Getting Your Kid Help
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People who “walk the walk and talk the talk” understand the how difficult, and also, how wonderful it is to raise a child who has special needs. Over the years, these parents will interact with people, who are not raising an exceptional child, but who are directly involved in our child’s education and development. While…
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I’m Working On It, Mom!
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A few years ago, after the first of many “dramatic” conversations with my only daughter, I posted the timeline-chart (see below) on teenage attitudes. Unbeknownst to me at the time, there would be more challenges than I ever could have imagined. Some so incredibly unsettling it is hard to understand how I am even here…