Coping and Growing: How I Survived Two Miscarriages in 2013
By Lindsey Avink Late New Year’s Eve, my husband and I sat on the scratchy loveseat in my parents’ basement and clinked our wine glasses in the blue lights from the Christmas tree. We named blessings and funny moments – a great meal at Girl and the Goat, potty training our daughter for a ridiculous…
➠ Continue ReadingThe Establishment’s Worst Nightmare: Why I Want My Daughter to Question Everything
By Alicia of alburnet.wordpress.com Nearly every Friday in my classroom is “Current Events Friday”. On these days, I bring in articles to share with the class. The students read, analyze argument, debate hot topics, and write essays regarding the writing. Not only is it good reading, writing, speaking, and listening practice, but it also brings the…
➠ Continue Reading5 Ways I Encouraged My Daughter’s STEM Education from Infancy
She likes to explore the gadgets her father and I use, and we willingly hand them over, to feed her curiosity. My digital camera was the latest device to be examined eagerly. I watched as she flipped it, turned it an shook it, before raising it above her head, pointing it towards the air conditioning…
➠ Continue Reading5 Ways to Prepare Your Mind and Soul for Natural Birth
By Lindsey Avink Birth is transformative. Nails grow beautiful from prenatal vitamins. Our bellies stretch wider than we believed they could and leave marks forever. Later, we grow muscles from carrying carseats and wearing babies. And the breasts – who knew! Yoga, squatting, breathing exercises, lotion on the tummy. We focus a lot on our…
➠ Continue ReadingHow I Manage My Baby’s Eczema Without Using Steroids
My relationship with eczema began while I was a student in elementary school. I keenly remember the greasy but, fairly effective ointment that I used to slather onto my elbows, to prevent myself from raking off my skin and getting nasty blisters and scars. As I got older, the flare ups got less frequent. But,…
➠ Continue ReadingLeave the Drama Behind: 5 Ways to Co-Parent When You’re Not Married to Your Child’s Father
By Ebony Reddock Before my husband and I married, we were a baby-mama and baby-daddy to our son. Sharing parenting responsibility with an ex can be difficult. I’m almost ashamed to admit some of the things I did, like the time I slapped him with keys or cursed him out in a church parking lot….
➠ Continue ReadingMy Life as a Black Mom Unschooler
Unschooling is an educational method and philosophy that rejects compulsory school as a primary means for learning. Unschoolers learn through their natural life experiences including play, household responsibilities, personal interests and curiosity, internships and work experience, travel, books, elective classes, family, mentors, and social interaction. Unschooling encourages exploration of activities initiated by the children themselves….
➠ Continue Reading3 Reasons I Gave up Birth Control Pills
By Alicia Barnes After years of horrible cycles, I gladly took the pill. While it didn’t set everything right, it improved my months dramatically, and I took it and other forms of hormonal birth control for over a decade. While the pill and shots did their jobs keeping me baby free and lessening my periods,…
➠ Continue ReadingMy Husband vs My 4 Kids: How I Prioritize Marriage in the Midst of It All
By Kim of Once upon a time I used to sit and wonder what it would be like to be married. I thought about how amazing it would be to spend my life waking up to this special person. I would daydream about our future quick getaways and the long, deep, intimate conversations we would…
➠ Continue Reading“Skinny” Baby Drama — Dealing with Critics of Your Child’s Size
By Tiffany Childress Price I’m self conscious about post partum weight. Now I’m not talking about the muffin of ALL muffin tops in the universe from your skinny jeans, nor how “little in the middle but she got much butt” is now reversed. I’m actually okay with my postpartum body, fitting into about 90% of…
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